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 %OBJECTIVE PEOPLE PERSONAL COMMUNAL INTEGRITY LEAD 930127

     It  is  exceedingly  difficult  for  scientific   and
technical people  who  are    preoccupied  primarily  with
objective relationships to be  persons  of  integrity  who
contribute toward and  lead others  toward communities  of
integrity. This is so because a preoccupation with objects
and   objective  relationships  is  usually  exclusive  of
reflexive realities and relationships.

     People  who feel insecure in dealing  with  reflexive
realities  and  relationships often seek to  achieve  some
sense  of  security,   self  confidence,   assurance   and
certainty  by limiting  their concerns  to the objects and
objective  relationships  about which broad  consensus  is
most likely to be achieved.  They come to regard reflexive
realities  and  relationships  as  unreliable,  uncertain,
unreal, and unworthy of their attention. Thus they exclude
from their consciousness any awareness  of much  which  is
essential to personal and communal integrity.

     There  are  a few exceptional people who do combine a
high  level  of  interest  in  objective   realities   and
relationships  and  maintain a high level of  interest  in
reflexive  realities and relationships.  We need to beware
lest we let the achievements  of  such people serve as the
justification for the exclusive behavior patterns of  most
of the members of technocratic professions and specialties
with whom they are associated. We need to be cautious lest
we grant respect  to some  profession  or specialty on the
basis  of the achievements of the most exceptional members
of the profession or specialty. The behavior a majority of
the  average  members is a  far better  indicator  of  the
character of a profession or specialty group.

     Any  profession  or specialty group which focuses the
attention of its members,  students and leaders  intensely
upon  objective  realities and relationships;  and rewards
them according to  their  excellence in narrowly objective
achievements---is  bound  to  make  it difficult  for  the
members  to  be  balanced  persons of  integrity  who  are
qualified to contribute to the overall integrity of  their
communities.
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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