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     What is an appropriate focus of human concern at  all
places and at all times?

     What  is there that can can properly be of concern in
each and every situation, context, time, and circumstance;
without exception?

     What  is the nature of whatever may properly   be  of
concern in each and every situation, context, time, place,
and circumstance; without exception?

     What is ultimately worthy of worship and sacrifice?

     What can be worshipped without idolatry?

     1.  Some  particular  kind,   style,   or  spirit  of
conformity to cultural norms and expectations?

     2.  Meeting  some  cultural  criteria  for   cultural
acceptability in each and every situation?

     3.  Conforming  to conventional communal expectations
in  all  private  situations;  as well  as  in  all public
situations?

     4.  Conforming  to some  culture's tacit or  explicit
definitions  of acceptable  behavior  patterns  which  the
culture  says are what God's expects of humans, for humans
to acceptable in God's eyes?

     5.  Appearing in each and every situation to  desire,
want,   yearn for,  and seek to fulfill expectations which
are  defined apart from self;  even if the appearances are
dishonest?

     6.  Giving others the freedom in some  situations  to
desire, want, yearn for, and seek to fulfill possibilities
which  are NOT defined apart from self;   but  which  flow
truly and honestly from the  core  of  their seeking to be
themselves  with  integrity so as  to  contribute  to  the
integrity of the community?

     7.  Requiring of self and others in all situations to
desire,   want,   yearn  for,  and  seek to  fulfill  only
possibilities which ARE defined apart from self; and which
do  NOT flow  truly and honestly from the  core  of  their
being themselves  with integrity in  a community dedicated
to promoting personal integrity?

     8.  Asking  only  those  questions  which  one's  own
culture,   community  and  nearest and dearest  ones  have
defined to be proper,  decent,  appropriate,   reasonable,
polite, respectful, and acceptable?

     9.  Always  behaving,  thinking,  and feeling in ways
which fulfill other people's expectations, desires, needs?

     10.  Never,   not  even in private with  one's  loved
ones,   to  behave in  ways other  than those  ways  which
one's  own culture,    community and  nearest and  dearest
ones  have  defined to  be  proper,  decent,  appropriate,
reasonable, polite, respectful,  and acceptable?

     Can we be people and communities of integrity without
openly   and  honestly  discussing  the  above  kinds   of
questions;   or should some of the questions be taboo  and
punishable  by rejection,  excommunication,  expulsion  or
other forms of separation from the community?

     See the following essay.

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