This is http://www.essayz.com/b0709260.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.} ========================================================== %IDENTIFY LABEL DESTROY ELIMINATE EVIL FORMS OTHERS 070926 Each of the following technologies is a Servant-of- Domineering-Leaders of all kinds: Religious, Capitalistic, Corporate, Political, Coalitions, Dictatorial, Prejudiced, Biased, and other Concentrators of Wealth-and-Powers - - - Beliefs that thorough the UNILATERAL USE-of & THREATS-of: VIOLENCE, EXCOMMUNICATIONS, BANISHMENTS, GUILT, SHUNNINGS, SHAME, BLAME, PUNISHMENTS, etc. 1. Evil-can-be-Destroyed. 2. Evil-can-be-Mitigated. 3. Evil-can-be-Controlled. 4. Evil-can-be-Redeemed. 5. Evil-can-be-Eliminated. 6. Evil-can-be-Isolated. 7. Evil-can-be-Segregated. 8. Evil-can-be-Confused. 9. Evil-can-be-Banished. 10. Evil-can-be-Transformed. All of the above beliefs entail the presumption that EVIL is something like an objective STUFF that can be present in and/or control/dominate any: Person, Thing, Place, Text, Book, Ritual, etc. --- and that IT can be UNILATERALLY: Removed, Extracted, Destroyed, Eliminated, Converted, etc. It is far more helpful to believe that "EVIL" is best regarded as a word that can best be used to describe Dysfunctional-Inhumane-RELATIONSHIPS that are associated with: a. Addictions, b. Codependent-Supporters-of-Addictions, c. Dishonesty, d. Pretense, e. Misleading-Behaviors, f. Arrogance, g. Self-Righteousness, h. Airs-of-Personal-Superiority, i. Attempts to be Invulnerable, j. Taking advantage of others' Vulnerabilities, k. Concentrations of Wealth-and-Powers, l. The formulations of Wealthy-Powerful Coalitions. m. Indifference to human suffering. n. Insensitivity to human suffering. o. The absence of Sympathy-and-Empathy. p. The absence of Generosity-and-Hospitality. q. The absence of Distributive-Justice. r. Attempts to Purify Other-People. s. Attempts to Perfect Other-People. RELATIONSHIPS cannot be UNILATERALLY controlled by anyone. All attempts to control RELATIONSHIPS lead to alienations. In the absence of True-Mutual-Trust RELATIONSHIPS are sick. In the presence beliefs noted first RELATIONSHIPS are sick. RELATIONSHIPS can be healed only through cooperative efforts within which participants relate to each other in committed-demonstrations of: Honesty, Humility, Balance, Kindness, Sympathy, Empathy, Generosity, Hospitality, Civility, Politeness, Patience, Mutuality, tOlerance, etc. True-Lovers who understand the ways in which various aspects of relationship are mutually interdependent for good and/or ill --- can assist others in bringing back into Dysfunctional-Relationships prudent and wise measures of Essential-Foundations such as: Honesty, Humility, Balance, Kindness, Sympathy, Empathy, Generosity, Hospitality, Civility, Politeness, Patience, Mutuality, Tolerance, etc. Be-Together in the Many-Gracious ways of Shalom. (c) 2007 by Paul A. Smith in "Search for Honesty and Integrity" (On Being Yourself Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================