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  %ETHICS MORALITY SPIRITUALITY EXCLUSIVE FOCUS SIN 040129
 %RIGHTEOUS RELATIONSHIPS DEVILS LABELS AFFIRM WORD 040129
  %PROHIBIT PRESCRIBE DESCRIBE PROSCRIBE SCRIPTURES 040129
   %BALANCE INTEGRITIES PERSONAL COMMUNAL COHERENCE 040129
 %ESSENTIAL FOUNDATIONS PERSONAL COMMAL INTEGRITIES 040129
  %LACK ABSENCE MISSING OMMISSION IGNORED REPRESSED 040129

     All  too often ethics and morality discussions  focus 
exclusively   upon  prohibitions,   to  the  exclusion  of 
focusing upon concerns  related  to balancing prohibitions 
with   affirmations.      Evil  relationships  flow   from 
neglecting  to  affirm  in  words and deeds  all  that  is 
essential  to personal  and  communal integrities ---   as 
often as they flow from doing what  should NOT-BE-DONE and 
from saying what it is NOT-HELPFUL to say. 

     It is essential to keep in mind that it is not enough 
to work in terms of obeying prohibitions.  It is essential 
to  keep  in mind that BALANCE,  PERSONAL-INTEGRITIES  AND 
COMMUNAL-INTEGRITIES are all essential. 
     
     It is essential to keep in mind that it is not enough 
to  work  in  terms  of  obeying  prescriptions.    It  is 
essential  to  keep in mind that DISINTEGRATIONS  flow  as 
much from what is NOT-DONE, as from what IS-DONE --- which 
should NOT-HAVE-BEEN-DONE. 
     
     It is essential to keep in mind that IT IS NOT ENOUGH 
to  make sound judgements based upon  pre-existing  rules, 
regulations,  commandments, etc.   It is essential to keep 
in mind that DISINTERATIONS flow as much from THOUGHTLESS-
ACTIONS   (in the absence of  personal-critical-thinking); 
as  from thinking/dialoguing about what  the  pre-existing 
rules,  regulations,  commandments,  etc.  say should  and 
should-not be done. 
     
     Focusing intently  upon  pre-existing:  commandments, 
rules  and regulations about what should and  what  should 
not  be  done/affirmed  ---  but failing  to  relate  such 
considerations  to  current personal/communal  integrities 
and integrations --- will fail in tragic ways.   Tragedies 
cannot be avoided by focusing upon any pre-existing system 
of rules, commandments and regulations ---  in the absence 
of personal-critical-thinking/dialoguing   about  personal 
and  communal integrities and integrations. 
  
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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