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   %WAR TERROR CONFLICT VIOLENCE COERCION DECAY SIN+941119
  %PEACE RESOLUTION PERSONAL COMMUNAL INTEGRITY JOY 941119

     Persistent wars, terror, conflict, violence, coercion
, decay and sin characterize the relationships between and
among some people who emphasize certain ideals and values-
--to  the  exclusion  of other  complementary  ideals  and
values.

     The   tragic  mistakes  which  people   find   nearly
impossible  to transcend or  learn from---have to do  with
LACKS   pertaining  to  balance,   complementarity,    and
inclusivity;       rather  than have to do with  LACKS  in
conviction,    enthusiasm,   commitment,    determination,
devotion,    faith,   hope,   intelligence,    cleverness,
sophistication   and  resources.    People who  make  such
mistakes---repeatedly  seek to correct past mistakes  with
more conviction,  enthusiasm, commitment,   determination,
devotion,    faith,   hope,   intelligence,    cleverness,
sophistication and/or resources----and fail over and over;
because  they  fail  to  recognize,   acknowledge,   name,
describe and talk about what they LACK which is  essential
to personal and communal integrity.

     EXCLUSIVITY  leads to lacking much which is essential
to   personal  and  communal  integrity;    and  leads  to
lacking  the ability to recognize what is lacking.

     PREOCCUPATIONS WITH BEING IN CONTROL leads to lacking
much   which  is  essential  to  personal   and   communal
integrity; and to lacking the ability to recognize what is
lacking.

     Each  of  the following aspects of peoples and  their
communities  leads  toward such  peoples  and  communities
lacking  the ability to recognize and transcend what  they
lack:

     EXCLUSIVITY AND SPECIALIZATION

     PREOCCUPATIONS WITH BEING IN CONTROL

     FIXATIONS UPON MANIPULATIVE FIXES

     STRIVING TO ACHIEVE SECURITY IN DEFENSIVE WAYS

     FANATICAL CONVICTIONS AND CERTAINTY

     PERFECTIONISM

     SCORE KEEPING IN ANCIENT CONFLICTS

     RESENTMENT, ANGER, BITTERNESS, INDIGNATION, REVENGE

     In contrast,  each of the following aspects of people
and their communities leads toward people and  communities
having the ability to recognize and transcend whatever  it
is that they lack:

     DESIRES TO RESOLVE AND TRANSCEND CONFLICTS

     VALUING PERSONAL AND COMMUNAL HONESTY AND INTEGRITY

     REALISM REGARDING HUMAN LIMITS AND LIMITATIONS

     BEING FOCUSED UPON LISTENING AND COOPERATION

     ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OF TRANSCENDENT REFLEXIVE REALITIES

     HUMILITY, MODESTY, AND CHILD-LIKE SIMPLICITY

     INCLUSIVITY AND INTEREST IN BALANCE

     RESPECT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S DESIRES AND NEEDS

     GIVING/ACCEPTING THE FREEDOM TO BE SAFELY VULNERABLE

     RESPECTING HUMAN DIVERSITY, UNIQUENESS AND CREATIVITY

     HONORING GENTLE PEACEMAKERS & CONFLICT RESOLUTION

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