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  %REFLEXIVE OWN PERSONAL THEORY HISTORY SELF OTHER 951001

     Each  of us has our own reflexive personal theory  of
our  own personal history---in terms of which we view  our
past, ourselves now and so in terms of which we anticipate
and plan for our futures.

     Our  personal theories of our own personal  histories
are  reflexive---because they reflect upon us and  because
in terms of them we reflect upon our own pasts, presences,
and  futures.   Our personal theories of our own  personal
histories  are  not objective---because we  cannot  detach
from them---and because others cannot know them as we know
them;  nor can we know other people's personal theories of
their  own personal histories as they know  them---because
there  are  too many personal histories for all of  us  to
know all of the personal histories.  We are limited in our
abilities  and  can known only a little bit  about  a  few
personal histories---and a little bit about  people's  own
personal theories of their own personal histories.

     We  can  say some things about some of  the  features
which  are  common in people's own  personal  theories  of
their  own personal histories.   The following words point
to  features which often play important roles in  people's
own personal theories of their own personal histories:

     FATE          LUCK         DESTINY       CHANCE

     MERIT         WORK         CHOICE        DECISION

     CHOSEN        FEW          ELECTED       SELECTED

     PLAN          DEDICATION   COMPETITION   ACHIEVEMENTS

     DISCIPLINES   RULES        OBEDIENCE     SYSTEMATICS

     COSMIC        UNIVERSE     DIVINE        PREDESTINED

     GOD           SALVATION    HEAVEN        REWARDS

     DEVIL         DAMNATION    HELL          PUNISHMENTS

     How  we deal with the opportunities,  challenges  and
trials  of  life  depends greatly upon  our  own  personal
theories  of  our own personal histories.   As we  reflect
upon  our  past histories we lay the foundations  for  our
futures, by how we present ourselves to each other  in the
eternal present of our daily meetings.

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