This-essay is a9709291.htm which is available at the web-site www.essayz.com. See more notes at the bottom. Previous-Essay <== This-Essay ==> Following-Essay By-Months By-Years By-Words Webs of Like-&-Un-Like ESSAYS <==> Like-&-UN-Like This-One ========================================================== %STANDARD RELATIONSHIP RELATIONAL INTIMACY LOVE+970929 %SEXUAL DIALOGUE APPROACH COMMUNION HONESTY FIX 970929 What kinds of standards do we need to define and maintain --- for what purpose --- and in what ways? Do we need standards which define: 0. Proper persons versus improper persons? 1. Proper kinds-of-persons vs improper ones? 2. Proper relationships vs improper ones. 3. Proper kinds-of-relationships vs improper ones? 4. Proper desires versus improper desires? 5. Proper kinds-of-desires versus improper ones? 6. Proper thoughts versus improper thoughts? 7. Proper kinds-of-thoughts versus improper ones? 8. Proper actions versus improper actions? 9. Proper kinds-of-actions versus improper ones? 10. Proper reflexive relationships versus improper? 11. Proper kinds-of-reflexive relationships vs . . ? Above the word "proper" may helpfully be replaced by words such as "healthy", "integrative", "loving", etc. Doing so will change the implications of the questions in ways which it would be helpful to consider and discuss. No one word is exclusively the right word to use. Defining standards is just a first step. Once standards have been defined there is a need to affirm, maintain and refine them. One may ask a variety of questions (as above) about the ways in which we may approach each such task: with what attitudes, tools, technologies, intentions, expectations, and intentions? With the ways be integrative or disintegrative? How will we be able to know? Will we care if we do know? Will we care when we know? What will we emphasize in defining, affirming, maintaining and refining standards? Will we focus upon: Individuals? Relationships? Conformity? Honesty? Balance? Dialogue? Exclusivity? Perfection? Externals? Appearances? Being? Doing? (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in www.essayz.com Search for Integrity and Honesty (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================
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