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 %COMMUNE FOCUS TALK TEACH LEARN SCHOOL FAMILY LACK 930323

     Each  community may be characterized and described in
terms of the nature of the primary  foci  of attention of:
talk,    conversation,   listening,   dialogue,   writing,
scholarship   and   research   and   publications---within
portions  of  the  community:   family,  church,   school,
business,   political  parties,   legislatures,    courts,
counselors,   and  intimate  friendships,   colleges   and
universities.

     It is  just  as  important to take note  of  what  is
avoided, neglected, repressed, suppressed and the focus of
embarrassment;  as it is important to take note of what is
declared   to  be  important  by  its  publicly   affirmed
presence.   Some  of  the  most important  dilemmas  of  a
community  are revealed by the issues and conflicts  which
it  diligently  avoids;   rather than by  the  issues  and
conflicts upon which it focuses much public attention.

     It  is important to take note of what kinds of people
who dominate public attention.   Is much  or little public
attention  focused upon the actions,  sayings and writings
of:

authority figures?      scientists?         children?

formal teachers?        objectivists?       poets?

political leaders?      medicine men?       business men

women?                  girls?              boys?

writers?                speakers?           singers?

competitors?            cooperators?        fighters?

creative people?        conformists?        critics?

non-conformists?        military leaders?   peace makers?

doctors?                nurses?             counselors?

     In  each instance is attention focused upon reflexive
considerations,   or  upon objective considerations?    Is
there  balance  as  to  what  is  given  favorable  public
attention?

     What  topics  of secret attention are  not  topics of
public attention?

     What topics  which might reasonably be  given  public
attention,  are  not  given  public  attention;    what is
systematically ignored?

     Through careful consideration to these  questions  it
may become  evident  what  collusions  are  operative in a
community; and what steps need to be taken to recover from
the  addictions  and codependencies which characterize the
community and undermine its health.

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