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 %EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE IDEALS VALUES PRINCIPLES SCRIPT+980722                                         
 %EXCLUSIVE ARROGANCE SELF RIGHTEOUS CONFLICT EVILS 980722       
                                                                                                                               
     In   chemistry   it   is  recognized   that   certain                                                                     
combinations of ingredients are dangerous --- because they                          
are explosive and a small incident can set off the mixture                                                                     
in a destructive explosion.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                               
     In human relationships there are certain combinations                                            
of  ingredients which are dangerous ---  because they  too                          
can  lead  to  explosions of  contentiousness,   coercion,                
violence,   and  alienation.   The  probability  of   such           
explosions occurring are increased by the presence of:                                                                         
                                                                                                                               
ARROGANCE           SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS      EXCLUSIVITY       
                                                                                                                               
IGNORANCE           PREJUDICE               CONFUSION                                                                          
                                                                                                                               
DISHONESTY          PERFECTIONISM           JUDGMENTALISM                                                                  
                                                                                                                               
COLLUSIONS          DICHOTOMOUS-THINKING    LEGALISM                                                   
                                                                                                                               
     In  chemistry some otherwise dangerous situations are                                                               
mitigated  by the presence of a damper;  sometimes  water.                                                                     
The  risks  of  fire  are often  greatly  reduced  by  the                                                                     
presence  of  water ---  but not always.     Hydrogen  and      
chlorine gas are far  less likely to explode in the  total                                                                     
absence of  water molecules than in the presence of traces                                                                     
of  water ---  which acts as a catalyst.   Thus it is  not                                                                     
only what is present, but also what is absent which can be                                                                     
of  critical  importance  in determining how  dangerous  a                                               
situation is.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                               
     In  human relationships situations can  be  dangerous                                            
because of the absence of respect and support for:                          
                                                                                                                               
LOVE                CONFLICT-RESOLUTION     PEACEMAKERS                                           
                                                                                                                               
TOLERANCE           BALANCE                 HONESTY                                                                  
                                                                                                                               
RECONCILIATION      FORGIVENESS             PATIENCE                                                                           
                                                                                                                               
LISTENING           DESCRIPTIONS            CREATIVITY                         
                                                                                                                               
     People who are "single-minded" and have agendas which                                                                    
focus  only on some one exclusive preoccupation  ---   are                       
likely   to   contribute  to  the  making   of   dangerous                                                           
situations.   We should be cautious in choosing them to be                                                                     
leaders entrusted with much power.                                             
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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