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    The   ways  in  which  the  patterns  of  our   inter-
connections  grow,  change,  integrate,  disintegrate  and
otherwise   affect  each  other---all  depend  upon   many
considerations:

    1.  Some   ways   are  independent  of  human   fears,
intentions,  anticipations, expectations,  desires,  joys,
enjoyment, requests, prayers, meditations, reflections and
other  reflexive considerations.   Other ways  are not  so
independent;  and there are intermediate ways in which the
ways are inter-dependent, dependent, and barely dependent.

    2.  There   are   many  ways  in  which  we  and   our
relationships/connections with each  other  and with  non-
living  objects  are and may be  inter-connected---without
our   full  knowledge  and/or  awareness  of  the   inter-
connections.

     3.  We may grow,  change,  integrate and disintegrate
in  regards  to  how aware of and knowledgeable  we are---
about     the     ways    in    which    we    and     our
relationships/connections with each other  and  with  non-
living objects are inter-connected.

    4.  How we grow, change, integrate and disintegrate---
depends  in  part upon what we do (and do not):    assume,
believe,   name,   describe,  talk  about,   write  about,
envision, dream, fantasize, and pray about.

    5.  Much depends upon the ways in which we are (or are
not)  involved in (or transcend) addictive, collusive, and
codependent games of mutual self deception---which reflect
in unrecognized ways upon the ways in  which our  patterns
of inter-connections grow, change, integrate, disintegrate
and   otherwise   affect  each  other,    us,    and   our
relationships.

    6.  There  is  a great deal of difference between  the
lives  of people and communities where there is  a  shared
belief  that there are essential ways in which members  of
the community are essentially inter-connected in  profound
ways  which transcend their knowledge and understanding---
and the lives of other people and communities where  there
is  a  shared belief that their are no essential  ways  in
which  members  of the community  are  essentially  inter-
connected in profound ways which transcend their knowledge
and understanding.

7.  As it is for a shared believe that there are essential
ways  in  which  members  of  a  community are essentially
inter-connected;   so it is  also for  beliefs that    the
ways  in which  patterns  of  our  inter-connections grow,
change, integrate,  disintegrate and otherwise affect each
other---do or do not depend  upon many considerations such
as indicated above.

    The  above  considerations  are  most  significant  in
regards to our most intimate,  spiritual, sexual and other
reflexive ways of being ourselves---true to ourselves  and
each other.    The  more impersonal are the relationships,
the less significant are  the above considerations.    How
significant   the   above considerations are and become---
depends   greatly   upon  our   assumptions,    attitudes,
decisions,  actions,  and ways of inter-relating.    Their
significance  is  not  an  objective  reality   which   is
independent  of  us;  but   rather  is a reflexive reality
which  grows,   changes,   integrates,  disintegrates  and
otherwise  affects us and each other---all depending  upon
many considerations of which we may or may not be aware of
or believe in; or be willing to be aware of or believe in.

    The  above  considerations  are  important/significant
whether or not we view (consciously or unconsciously)  the
word "connect"  and its cognates as pointing  (inclusively
or exclusively) to:

    1.  Relationships   which  are  personal,   objective,
literal,    symbolic,  mythological,  visionary or  dream-
like.

    2.  Relationships   in  the  manner  of  deterministic
cause-and-effect relationships, or non-deterministic ones.

    3.  Relationships   which  are:    desired,    feared,
intended,    expected,    anticipated,     un-anticipated,
accidental, tragic, holy, sacred, or divine.

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