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 %MANAGEMENT FEAR FOCUS SHARING DIALOGUE ALIENATION+961212
%RESPONSE HUMAN IMPERFECTION JUDGEMENT CONDEMNATION+961212
%CONFORMITY FIXATION CREATIVE GROWTH CHANGE ADAPTED+961212
%COMMANDMENT LEGALISTIC JUDGEMENTS ALIENATION EVILS 961212

     People are fearful in different ways---with different
foci for fear.  People live with fear in different ways---
doing different things with their fears.

     Some  people  are  fearful of non-conformity  and  of
alienation associated with not conforming to each  other's
expectations.    They  are usually fearful of  creativity,
change  and  growth.    They  become  fixated  upon  fixed
traditions, rituals,  formula, rules, regulations,   laws,
and  commandments.   They are often mislead into  ways  of
personal and communal disintegration.

     Other  people  are fearful of chaos,   confusion  and
uncertainty.    They  sacrifice much in order to  generate
false appearances of order,  certainty and of things being
under control.  They  also are often  mislead into ways of
personal and communal disintegration.

     Yet  other people are fearful of  mistakes,   errors,
failures,   tragedies and misfortune---and are  unable  to
distinguish    among    them;    and  between   them   and
challenges, crises  and opportunities.   Their fears block
them   from  responding  to  crises,    opportunities  and
challenges    in   creative   ways  which  lead   to   the
transcendence   of   chaos,   confusion  and  uncertainty.
They   to   are  often  mislead into ways of personal  and
communal disintegration.

     Then  there  are people who prudently fear  the  many
forms  of  personal:   ignorance,   confusion,   misunder-
standings,  alienation,   estrangement,   suspicion,  dis-
trust,    and  doubt  ---   which  poison  many   personal
relationships  and  kill  many  possibilities   for  human
cooperation.     They  often    discern   the   ways    of
personal    and    communal integration and joyfully  lead
others in such ways.

     It  is  prudent  to  discern not only  the  risks  of
unconventional behaviors, making mistakes, being wrong and
lacking  control---and  to  also  discern  the  risks   of
RESPONDING to unconventional behaviors,  mistakes and loss
of control in ways which compound them; rather than reduce
them.      DISINTEGRATIVE  RESPONSES   to   unconventional
behaviors, mistakes and loss of control often lead to even
more rebellion, confusion, and imprudent behavior.   It is
not helpful to call attention to unconventional behaviors,
mistakes  and   loss   of  control   in  alienative   ways
which    entail   judgementalism,      condemnations   and
alienation.     No  good comes from such  identifications,
judgements,   condemnations and alienation.    Truly  good
people do  not engage in such patterns of response.

     It   is   essential   that  we   respond   to   human
imperfections in ways which lead  to  more open and honest
human    relationships  within  which people feel free and
inclined   to  cooperate   in  ways   which  reduce    the
presence   of   human imperfections.     Specializing   in
identifying and passing judgement upon human imperfections
is rarely helpful.

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