This is http://www.essayz.com/b0104061.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.} ========================================================== %TRANSCEND SUBVERT UNDERMINE TRANSFORM METAMORPHIC+010406 %FORGIVE RECONCILE PEACEMAKER HEALING COMFORT LOVE+010406 %DOMINATION SYSTEM DOMINEERING BULLY COERCION HATE+010406 %VIOLENCE CONTROL COMMAND PRESCRIBE PROSCRIBE EVIL 010406 It is exceedingly difficult to transcend COMBINATIONS of extreme forms of: intolerance, fanaticism, prejudice, exclusivity, arrogance and self- righteousness. In some rare cases just one of these may occur in ways/situations which may merit our respect, honor and support. However, the more of them which occur in COMBINATION --- the far more rare it is that they occur in COMBINATION in ways/situations which merit our respect, honor and support. None of them REGULARLY occur in ways and/or situations which regularly merit our unqualified respect, honor and support --- even though many highly respected, powerful and honored people may demonstrate TRAGIC COMBINATIONS of the inhuman characteristics pointed to above. We often fall into the trap of respecting, honoring, supporting, or just tolerating tragic examples of and/or combinations of the above listed human characteristics which are NOT HUMANE in any true sense. Most people who demonstrate common sense -- - can clearly sense that it makes no sense to show honor, respect, support or even supportive tolerance for human behavior patterns which demonstrate the above inhumane characteristics. It is easy to fall into the trap of demonstrating how tragic and inhumane the listed characteristics are --- WHILE WE ARE TRYING TO OVERCOME THEM. Our efforts to overcome them can blind us to how tragically we demonstrate their alienative consequences --- while we are trying to overcome other people who are demonstrating the alienative consequences of the listed inhumane behaviors. We cannot physically subdue a domineering person who is in a muddy ditch --- without getting into the muddy ditch with the domineering person --- and being domineering like that person. If we think otherwise --- we are probably playing collusive games of mutual self deception with other domineering people who are with us in the muddy ditch in the service of "The Domination System" of our community. (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================