This is http://www.essayz.com/a9304192.htm Previous-Essay <== This-Essay ==> Following-Essay Click HERE on this line to find essays via Your-Key-Words. {Most frequent wordstarts of each essay will be put here.} ========================================================== %VIOLENT CONDEMN DEMAND COURAGE HONEST BALANCE JOY 930419 Exclusive ideals and values lead us and motivate us to deny the importance of and the mutual pleasures to be found together in affirming integrative values and ideals. Exclusive ideals and values lead us to be: 1. Exclusive rather than to be inclusive. 2. Negative rather than to be positive. 3. Judgmental rather than to be forgiving. 4. Arrogant rather than to be humble. 5. Disintegrative rather than to be integrative. 6. Rejective rather than to be acceptive. 7. Intimidating rather than to be encouraging. 8. Defensive rather than to give security. 9. Violent rather than to be gentle. 10. Condemners rather to nurture with love. 11. Rude rather than to be polite and gentle. 12. Demanding rather than to be appreciative. 13. Dishonest and secret rather than open and honest. 14. Manipulative rather than to be liberators. 15. Alienated rather than integrated in communities. 16. Excommunicators rather than to be good listeners. 17. Depressed rather than to be joyful and creative. 18. Detached rather than responsive/responsible. 19. Calculative rather than friendly/affectionate. 20. Dichotomous rather than whole and healthy. Exclusive ideals and values do not: 1. Provide any way to transcend them. 2. Encourage personal or communal integrity. 3. Promote openness or honesty. 4. Lead to healthy growth, change or evaluations. 5. Show and motivate us in the ways to balance. 6. Help us be liberated from ignorance/confusion. 7. Show the way out of collusions or addictions. 8. Lead us or others toward conflict resolutions. 9. Lead to health for persons or communities. 10. Help technocrats transcend their technocracies. 11. Help leaders to lead wisely. 12. Expose false prophets. 13. Integrate honest sexuality into healthy living. 14. Help us transcend dilemmas and tragedies. 15. Show us how to deal well with our limitations. 16. Lead people into cooperative creative ventures. 17. Lead us toward communal balance and stability. 18. Help us transcend dilemmas of fundamentalism. 19. Guide us helpfully in dealing with criminals. 20. Promote religious honesty or humility. The fruits of exclusive ideals and values are in great contrast to the fruits of inclusive ideals and values. By their fruits shall you be able to recognize them and know which ideals and values merit respect and affirmations. See next essay. (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================