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    %ULTIMATE CONCERN COLLUSION HOLY SACRED MYSTERY 920828

     The  ultimate  concern of dedicated  participants  in
collusions is the preservation of  the  apparent integrity
of  their  collusions.   Since the  foundations  of  their
collusions are misleading behaviors,  deceptions,  and the
lack  of honesty---it takes great inventiveness and effort
to maintain the appearance of integrity.

     Ultimately  the  ultimate concern of colluders  leads
them   to  make  unlimited  sacrifices  to  maintain   the
appearance of  integrity.   Since  the beginnings  of  the
collusion  involve  the  sacrifice  of  honesty  and  true
intimacy---there  is nothing to restrain the sacrifice  of
anything of value. After  all,   the  preservation  of the
collusion is of ultimate concern.

     In  light of the above, colluders who are preoccupied
with maintaining control of appearances are willing to try
to  use  and  abuse  anything  which  is  holy,    sacred,
essentially mysterious,  or numinous---in their efforts to
serve  their collusions.   Collusions  involve  the use of
deceptive  confusions   to  maintain  the  appearance   of
integrity.  Colluders often tap into human difficulties in
relating  to  whatever  is  holy,  sacred  or  essentially
mysterious; and turn those difficulties to their advantage
in generating confusion  about  the   differences  between
collusive  confusion and dishonesty on the one hand;   and
reverent  awe  in  the  presence of that  which  is  holy,
sacred,   essentially mysterious and numinous on the other
hand.  People who through reverence are  never disposed to
analyze and understand their confusion, are people who are
unlikely  to threaten collusions and their  disintegrative
consequences.

     Colluders find it advantageous to appear to be in the
service  of  holy,   sacred,  and  essentially  mysterious
powers;   for  then  the confusions  which  the  colluders
generate  can be attributed to the presence of that  which
is  holy,   sacred,   and  essentially  mysterious.   When
deception  and confusion are advantageous to one's  cause,
it is convenient to have an explanation  which  draws upon
trust  in  that  which  is holy,  sacred  and  essentially
mysterious---to still suspicions and  doubts  which  might
threaten  to  undermine  the  apparent   integrity of  the
collusion.

     Because  their  collusions are the ultimate  concerns
(idols)   of  colluders,  no price is too high  to  pay in
faithfully serving to maintain  the  apparent integrity of
their collusions.  Colluders make their idolatry appear to
be holy.
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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