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%INAPPROPRIATE MISLEADING ATTRIBUTION GOOD EVIL GOD 040312
%PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS I-IT I-THOU SITUATION OTHER 040312
%SELF WAY PRIMARY ULTIMATE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE VALUE 040312
%IDEALS PRINCIPLE ALIENATION ESTRANGEMENT ARROGANCE 040312
 %ARROGANCE PRETENTIOUS VIOLENCE UNILATERAL BALANCE 040312
   %TRUE-LOVE RECONCILIATION HUMILITY GENTLE ASSIST 040312

     That  which is "good"   in our-relationships in  some
situations/circumstances  ---   may  in  other  situations
and/or  circumstances  be-in-relationship-with-us  in ways
which constitute  EVIL-RELATIONSHIPS.  "Good"  and  "evil"
pertain primarily to OUR-RELATIONSHIPS.

     EVIL-RELATIONSHIPS are characterized by:  alienation,
estrangement, misunderstandings, mis-leadings,  arrogance,
pretentiousness,  self-righteousness,  coercion, violence,
unilateralisms,  prejudice,  ignorance,   contentiousness,
exclusivity,   imbalance,   power-concentrations,   power-
corruptions,     wealth-concentrations,     judgmentalism,
legalisms,      demands,     commands,      prescriptions,
proscriptions, etc.

     GOOD-RELATIONSHIPS  are characterized by:  true-love,
reconciliation,    mutual-understanding,    role-modeling,
humility, kindness, gentleness, assistance, facilitations,
cooperation,   collaboration,   balance,    power-sharing,
patience,  hospitality,  civility,  generosity,  sympathy,
empathy, kindness, etc.

     "Goodness" and "evil" are not attributes of ISOLATED:
people, things, groups, ideas, ideals, values, principles,
texts,  books,  images,  visions,  dreams,   commandments,
prescriptions,  proscriptions,  etc.  ---  APART FROM  HOW
PEOPLE ARE RELATED TO EACH OTHER within relationships.

     "Goodness"  and "evil"  are attributes of HOW  PEOPLE
ARE      RELATED     TO     EACH    OTHER    WITH     SUCH
"characteristics";   i.e., attributes of the RELATIONSHIPS
within  which   they/we  are together   as   participants.
In    the    absence    of  personal  relationships    the
attributions    "GOOD"    AND  "EVIL"     are   misleading
attributions  which  facilitate  and  promote   our  EVIL-
RELATIONSHIPS.   Such attributions cannot properly be made
in the  absence     of  RELATIONSHIPS.     No one can make
such a VALUE-ATTRIBUTION     while    remaining    outside
of  PERSONAL/VALUE-RELATIONSHIPS.     Often   the  act  of
making such   a  misleading-attribution  will  create   an
EVIL-RELATIONSHIP;   yet  there be no essentially  GOOD or
EVIL  ---    thing  or person present  ---   because   the
attributions  GOOD  and  EVIL make sense only  as  regards
RELATIONSHIPS.

     It makes no sense and does no good to attribute:

          A color, to God's hair or skin.

          A number of kilograms, to God's mass.

          A wavelength, to a thunder-cloud in the sky.

          An intention, to a lump of dirt.

          "Evil", to  3.14159265, or to another number.

          "Goodness" to the number 13.

          "Evil" to your paranoid/isolated enemy.

          "Goodness" to your imperfect and fearful friend.

     Beware of inappropriate and misleading attributions!

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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