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  %HUMAN NEED ACCEPTANCE LOVE AFFIRMATION AFFECTION 970113

     To  be fully human,  people need to live  within  the
context of a community which affirms members in ways which
engender  integrity  and security.   Different people  and
different communities seek to ground their communal  unity
and  security  in  different ways;   some  of  which   are
authentic and integrative---and some of which are not.

     Some  exclusive communities seek to achieve unity and
security by engendering conflicts between the members  who
are  accepted into the community and those people who  are
kept   out   of  the  community.    Such  conflicts   with
"outsiders"   give  meaning to being in the community  and
divert attention away from conflicts within the community.
In extreme cases, nations foment wars for this reason.

     Some  religious groups define themselves by who  they
keep  out,   and whom they excommunicate;   whom they  are
unwilling  to learn anything from through open and  honest
dialogue.  Such communities play collusive games of mutual
self deception, and keep themselves ignorant about what is
happening outside of their communities.  They are prone to
being  defensive  in  ways which undermine their  own  and
other people's security.  They are not peacemakers.

Some activity groups define themselves by some  kind
of  hobby,  game or activity which is the basis  of  their
togetherness:   bowling,  baseball, basketball,  football,
hockey,   tennis,  swimming,  diving,   hiking,   mountain
climbing,   surfing,   racing,  stamp collecting,   square
dancing,   golf,  card playing,  etc.   They may  be  into
participation or into spectating.   Often they play  games
which   are  structured  by  explicitly  articulated   and
mutually  agreed  upon rules,  referees,  and/or  official
judges.  Often the games are competitive with expectations
that participants will be "good sports" about not winning.
Usually such groups do not engender alienative conflict or
violence.

Professional  organizations  are groups which  focus
upon   the  knowledge,   skills  and  services   of   each
profession---to  improve and perpetuate the profession and
its  fellowship.    Their activities affirm  the  paradigm
which characterized the profession, and the way of life of
the  professionals  who belong to it.   They may  contrast
themselves  with  others  who lack  the  benefits  of  the
superior  knowledge,  insights,  skills,  and way of  life
which  distinguish their profession.   Sometimes they  are
alienated from others who are not like them.

     Some communities are essentially inclusive of all who
honestly  and  with integrity seek fellowship  within  the
communities.     Some people do not seek fellowship within
such  communities---because  they do  not  value  honesty,
personal  integrity or communal integrity.   Other  ideals
and  values  stand in the way of  their  valuing  honesty,
personal  integrity and communal integrity.    Integrative
communities  keep  their doors open with  the  possibility
that  people will come around to their open doors  in  the
future.    Within  such  open,   honest  and   integrative
communities,   people  find the kinds  of  contexts  which
affirm  members  in  ways  which  engender  integrity  and
security.
                                                                                                                               
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