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 %ROOTS CONFLICT PARTICIPANT FOCUS IMPERFECT PEOPLE 050629
%INVOLVED INCOHERENT COHERENT INTEGRITY IDEAL VALUE 050629
 %IMPERFECT PURITY IMPURE RELATIONSHIP ISOLATE EVIL 050629
%FOCUS PRIORITY NEGATIVE AFFIRM DENIGRATE DICHOTOMY 050629
   %RIGHTEOUS SALVATION REDEMPTION RECONCILE HEAVEN 050629
%JUDGE CONDEMN REJECT EXCLUDE INCLUDE SANCTUARY SEX 050629

     Conflicts  often arise because the participants focus
upon  the imperfect-people who are involved,  rather  than
upon the incoherent-ideals-and-values which are involved.

     The  roots of most conflicts are to be found  in  the
incoherent-ideals-and-values of the participants;  not  in
the imperfect-people who are involved.

     Often   the   roots  are  to  be  found  within   the
RELATIONSHIPS among the participants;  rather than  within
the individual participants as isolated/estranged beings.

     When the participants focus upon each other as "evil"
or  "good"   individuals  ---   they work  in  ways  which
disintegrate RELATIONSHIPS.   The term "evil"  pertains to
RELATIONSHIPS  more  helpfully  than "evil"   pertains  to
isolated    individuals    without   regard    to    their
RELATIONSHIPS.  It is usually the RELATIONSHIPS which need
to  be attended to and healed;  so that  the  participants
within  the RELATIONSHIPS will naturally heal.    Negative
attention   focused   upon   isolated   individuals   will
contribute  helpfully  to healing neither  individuals nor
their  RELATIONSHIPS.    The  key is  to  focus  attention
helpfully in  appropriate places;  e.g.,  on  INCOHERENT:
ideals, values, principles, questions, demands,  commands,
etc.

     When  the participants focus upon trying  to  prevent
others from associating themselves with evil:

     1.  People, Groups, Classes, Organizations, etc.
     2.  Ideals, Values, Principles, Visions, etc.
     3.  Images, Places, Doctrines, Rituals, etc.
     4.  Hopes, Aspirations, Expectations, etc.

     While-Ignoring  the  Alienative-Aspects of  their own
Relationships-With their Own-Neighbors the fruits of their
efforts  are  likely to be Bitter-Fruits because they  are
Ignoring-Their-Relationships' Alienative-Aspects.

     Righteousness cannot be defined,  achieved or enjoyed
in  terms which are NOT essentially Relational-Communal in
nature.
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in
                      "Search for Honesty and Integrity"
                    (On Being Yourself Whole and Healthy)

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