This is http://www.essayz.com/b0207162.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.} ========================================================== %AGENTS DEVILS UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS SINS DISEASE+020716 %SICK DYSFUNCTIONAL BACTERIA MOULDS VIRUSES PRIONS+020716 %PROTOZOA EVIL PEOPLE THINGS IDEAS IMAGES PRINCIPLE+020716 %GOALS GODS PRINCIPALITIES DOMINATION SYSTEMS LAWS+020716 %ALIENATION BOUNDARIES EXCLUSIVITIES REJECTIONS WAY+020716 %ORIGINAL DISOBEDIENCE DISLOYALTY TRAITORS TERRORS 020716 What "agents" make our RELATIONSHIPS become and remain: sick, diseased and dysfunctional? The following include many possibilities in no particular order; THINK CAREFULLY to discern which merit more extensive consideration: Bacteria, moulds, viruses, prions, protozoa? Evil people, evil things, evil ideas, evil images? Dysfunctional ideals, values, principles, goals? Devils, gods, spirits, powers, principalities? Reliance upon redemptive coercion and violence? Reliance on concentrations of power and wealth? Trying to dominate domineering people all around? Ignorance, prejudice, confusion, alienation? Arrogance, self-righteousness, dishonesty? Original sin, disobedience, secularism, herisies? False-religions, tolerance, intolerance? What evidence and patterns of analysis can be offered in support of each possible response suggested above; or elsewhere? What can we do to help each other facilitate the healing of our RELATIONSHIPS and to promote/facilitate RELATIONSHIPS which are more: civil, healthy, just, cooperative, fair, mutual and balanced? How can we cooperate in generating and framing more helpful questions and responses to the questions? It may help to CONSIDER WHAT WE CAN DO to identify the most probable origin(s) of tragic consequences; e.g.: 1. Our use of "agents" of domination in efforts to be in control of what cannot be controlled with any form of integrity. 2. The actions of "evil people" who should be set- aside or eliminated by "we good people of God." 3. Focus upon the "original sin" created by the behavior of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden." 4. Focus upon the presence/actions of "The Fates" and "gods" of ancient mythology. 5. Emphasize the failure of "created things" to conform to the "perfect forms" of the world of ideas/ideals. 6. Focus upon the adequate/misguided management efforts by the people who should be in charge/control. 7. Focus upon the inevitable conflict between "good" and "evil" which will continue to be present in the world until the "good" wins over "evil" during the final battle of Armageddon. 8. Emphasize the failure of loyal supporters of "The Domination System" to offer up to their gods adequate sacrifices of personal and communal integrities in their secret services of worship which are focused upon "The Domination System". 9. Focus upon the failures of loyal opponents of "The Domination System" to be clearly dedicated to RESISTING "The Domination System" in ways which are open, honest, gracious, civil, integrative, and NON- VIOLENT. 10. Emphasize the failures of loyal supporters of "The Domination System" to make right uses of the arsenal of: secretive, dishonest, contentious, un- civil, disintegrative, coercive and violent means which are available to them --- to protect "The Domination System" against exposures, revelations, discernment, prayer, grace, friendships, lovers and Love. Which of the above thoughts are most worthy of our open and honest respect, honor, support and sympathetic attention? Which of them are most likely to be misleading? How are we to know the difference? Who knows the difference? Whom can we trust? How can we know for sure? (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================