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%FALSE APPARENT SENSE SECURITY OBJECT FIXED WORLD+970403
%SELF CREATED EXPERIENCES EXPECTATIONS PERCEPTION+970403
%DENY TRUTH PERSONAL COMMUNAL INTEGRITY HONESTY SIN 970403
Insecure people often seek security in the belief
that the world they live in was fully created before they
were born and is of an eternal character which gives them
a sense that there is a stable ground for their being. The
nature of reality to them must be unchanging and
unchangeable by them. They want to fit into a secure
context which they cannot change or threaten. They are
threatened by any suggestion that they are participants in
the creation of the world of their experiences.
However, if the truth is acknowledged, it is apparent
that many of our experiences are very strongly influenced
by our expectations. We see much because we expect to
see it. Much is invisible to us because we do not expect
to see it, or even expect not to see it. Prejudice colors
our perceptions of ourselves and others. We see the world
through glasses which introduce distortions and colors of
our own choosing.
Our descriptions of our experiences and the world
which we see --- are strongly colored by the vocabulary of
words and concepts which we have chosen to make our own;
as well as those words and concepts which have come to be
our own through events over which we had no control.
If we live within the context of an exclusive
paradigm we are very likely to exclude from our
consciousness much (which according to our paradigm) is
not worthy of acceptance into our world.
If we live within the context of an exclusive
paradigm we are very likely to exclude from our
consciousness and dialogue many people who cannot fit in
with us according to our paradigm.
Our attitudes, perceptions and experiences are
colored by our vocabulary, concepts, paradigms, and
religious outlooks. They do much to determine what we
see when we look out upon the world and cosmos around us.
If we deny this reality of life, we are likely to deny
other truths which are essential to personal and communal
integrity. Such denials undermine both personal and
communal integrity.
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