This is http://www.essayz.com/a9809121.htm Previous-Essay <== This-Essay ==> Following-Essay Click HERE on this line to find essays via Your-Key-Words. {Most frequent wordstarts of each essay will be put here.} ========================================================== %FEED BACK LOOP EVIL SINS ALIENATION ESTRANGEMENT+980912 %SERIOUS DOUBLE BIND PRISONS STUCK RUTS COLLUSIONS+980912 %EVIL SINS RECONCILIATION PEACEMAKING CONFLICT WAR 980912 The seriousness of evil and sinful actions --- flows in major ways from the extent to which they compound the alienations from which they flow --- augmenting the estrangement, distrust, suspicions, fears, anxieties, defensiveness, prejudices, confusions, and mis-information from which they originate. Many of most serious and evil sins and actions --- flow from efforts to mitigate and/or control other people's evil and sinful: thoughts, desires, attitudes, hopes, aspirations and actions. The words below suggest some of the most serious and evil sins and actions. ARROGANCE SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS DISHONESTY PRETENTIOUSNESS ALIENATIVE-PRIDE DISDAIN HOLIER-THAN-THOU MANIPULATIVE COERCIVE REPRESSIVE OPPRESSIVE SUPPRESSIVE SECRETIVE MISLEADING VIOLENT DECEPTIVE COLLUSIVE DISINGENUOUS DEVIOUS DUPLICITY UNDERHANDED ADDICTIVE CODEPENDENT UNBALANCED EXTREMIST FANATICAL TECHNOCRATIC SELFISH INSENSITIVE UN-RESPONSIVE SELF-CENTERED CLOSED-MINDED PREJUDICED CONTROLLERS DOMINEERING INTOLERANT UNDISCIPLINED UNCONVENTIONAL ICONOCLASTIC Whenever people's behaviors can be describe in terms of the above words in association with indifference to the associated alienation, estrangement and break-down of open and honest dialogue --- such behavior is often both the fruit of pre-existing alienation, estrangements and broken communications --- and the occasion for the augmentation of alienation, estrangements and broken communications. Sin and evil have to do with continuous augmentations of alienation, estrangements and breaking of communications. The essence of evil is not to be found in any pattern of creativity, authentic dialogue, or breaking with traditional conformity. Evil and sins are not overcome through controls --- but rather through the gentle invitations of Love. God is Love. Love is of God. God works to facilitate and encourage open and honest dialogue which opens up the possibilities of rebirth, reconciliation, creativity, renewal, and growth. (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================