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  %DICHOTOMY NEITHER GOOD FIX KEY NOR EVIL LOCK SIN 911028

     Often  we  tend  to  regard  some  thought,   desire,
emotion,  expression, decision, or action as either a good
fix or key which will open the figurative doors to heaven,
salvation,  nirvana or some other imagined ultimate  state
of  being;  OR as a flaw,  evil or sin which will lock the
way to such an ultimate state of being.

     If  we are lead by such a dichotomous   perception of
being  ourselves in the real world,  we are likely  to  be
preoccupied with determining of which "kind" each thought,
desire,   emotion,  expression,  decision or action is "in
reality"   apart  from our being ourselves.  We  are  also
likely to be preoccupied with determining of which  "kind"
each other person is,  and whether each other person  will
rub  off their "kind of being"  upon us.  We then seek  to
associate with the good "kind", and avoid the bad "kind".

     The  dichotomous thinking which flows from the  above
kinds  of  assumptions lead to our personal  and  communal
disintegration.  Some people find it impossible to believe
that in some instances;  some thought,  desire,   emotion,
expression, decision, or action which they regard as a key
to  salvation---is in some circumstances a  lock  blocking
the way to salvation for a different person in a different
circumstance;   or vice versa.  This is a hard paradox  to
accept  in open and honest conversations;  at least for an
insecure  person seeking a technical ground for  achieving
security.

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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