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   %ENTHUSIASM FANATIC FUNDAMENTALIST RELIGIOUS WAR+940214
    %MANIPULATE VIOLENCE TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE CONTROL+940214
  %DISINTEGRATE PERSON COMMUNITY EDUCATE TEACH LOVE 940214

     The  effective  teacher and religious  evangelist  is
enthusiastic;   yet thoughtful people cannot help but have
their   own  enthusiasm   moderated  by  the  specter   of
fanatic technocrats and  fundamentalists  engaged  in  the
disintegrative activities of preparing for and engaging in
human coercion, terrorist activities and legalized war.

     Enthusiasm   can   be   and   often   is   tragically
disintegrative.  Single mindedness, conviction, sincerity,
energetic  dedication  and technical competence  can  work
together  to generate horrible tragedies.  For this reason
sensitive people may  seek  to  avoid  enthusiasm  and  so
become apathetic, indifferent, and depressed.   We need to
work to develop   clarity  which  will  enable us to avoid
both   the    tragic   consequences   of    disintegrative
enthusiasm,   and  the  tragic  debilitations  of  apathy,
indifference and depression.

     We do need to avoid disintegrative enthusiasms.

     We can learn to promote integrative enthusiasm.

     We  do need to know how to recognized the  difference
between unbalanced disintegrative enthusiasm, and balanced
integrative   enthusiasm.     Clear   articulations    and
demonstrations  of the integrative enthusiasm  by  healthy
role  models---will  clarify  the differences  and  enable
people to engage in  activities which are enthusiastically
integrative in balanced ways.

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