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   %WISH COLLUSION TRANSCEND HONESTY INTEGRITY LOVE 911110

     There  are  many   stories  about   people  who  have
found themselves   in  the  unusual  situation  of  having
the  opportunity  to  make  a few very   special   wishes,
with  assurance  that  their few special wishes  would  be
granted.   The  import  of  such stories is often to  make
clear   how  prone  we are to be imprudent  or  unwise  in
wishing for what we think we most want.

     True  satisfaction does  not  come  from getting many
and/or  unusual possessions or powers;  the ones which  we
are  prone  to   think  would be the keys to  full   human
satisfaction. That  which  comes to us from outside of  us
without   our  participation,  comes to  use  with  little
meaning and offers us little satisfaction.

     We would  do well to wish that we and those  near and
dear  to  us   might  transcend  our  collusive  games  of
mutual     self   deception,    our    addictions,     our
codependencies;        and       that       we       might
conceive/discover/create  contexts within which   we might
enjoy both personal  and  communal integrity.  In truth we
may  pray  and  work  for  such   integrity     and     so
conceive/discover/create  the integrity which we seek with
our  whole being.  Only in such an integrative context can
we hope   to enjoy  the truly  intimate  relationships for
which we  long,  in ignorance of what they would really be
like,  were  we truly free to be open and honest with each
other person we meet in our daily lives.

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