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%IGNORANCE ABSENCE LACK PRESENCE THREATEN DEVIL GOD+020404
 %RECOGNIZE ESSENTIAL FOUNDATIONS PERSONAL COMMUNAL+020404
%INTEGRITY INTERDEPENDENCE HISTORY COOPERATION WORK+020404
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     IGNORANCE is an example of the ABSENCE of something. 
       It is often harder to recognize the risk which is  
         posed by an ABSENCE, than it is to recognize the 
           risk which is posed by the PRESENCE of some    
             obvious agent which threatens us.            
                                                          
     The following suggest  some  of the many risks due   
to the   ABSENCE  of  some  LITTLE-RECOGNIZED  but        
important "things":                                       
                                                          
     1.  Non-obtrusive helpful servants.                  
     2.  Subtly-relevant facts and relationships.         
     3.  Unrecognized trans-disciplined understandings.   
     4.  Taken-for-granted utilities; e.g., electricity.  
     5.  Awareness of the histories of conflicted people. 
     6.  Systems-analysis of contentious relationships.   
     7.  An awareness of immutable descriptive laws.      
     8.  The quite work of honest/gentle peacemakers.     
     9.  Reference works containing important facts.      
    10.  News stories about the work of peacemakers.      
    11.  News stories about the works of healthy parents. 
    12.  News stories about healthy conflict-resolution.  
    13.  News stories about wars which were averted.      
    14.  News stories about reconciliation and healing.   
                                                          
     Take note that the above is an effort to heighten the
importance  of  recognizing what is ABSENT;  that which is
not  evident  because it is ABSENT.    It is  usually  not
noticed,   because  it is ABSENT.     It is not  "in  your
face".     There is often great danger in such an ABSENCE.
Be  aware  of and beware  of  such  ABSENCES.    It  takes
diligent  work  to succeed  at  being  aware of  important
things  which  are ABSENT.                                
                                                          
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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