KEYS **** The following realities often act in Alienative-Tensions which Augment-Alienations - - - by By-Being-Unbalanced as regards various kinds of Tragic: POLARIZATIONS-and-DICHOTOMIES: Benefits vs Costs Needs vs Desires-and-Demands Controls vs Satisfactions Pleasures vs Pains Hopes vs Fears Reconciliations vs Anxieties Relaxations vs Tensions Justice vs Victimizations Hospitality vs Stealing Generosity vs Domination Letting-GO vs Defeating Winning vs Losing Winning vs Mitigating Winning vs Being-in-Shalom Winning vs Being-Together Winning vs True-Security Forgiveness-vs-Revenge Energy-vs-Lethargy Punishment-vs-Learning Punishment-vs-Cooperation Mutuality-vs-Domination Mutuality-vs-Surrender Mutuality-vs-Submission Egotism-vs-Cooperation Egotism-vs-Colaboration Egotism-vs-Communication Egotism-vs-Honest-Dialogue Submission-vs-Oppression Submission-vs-Domination Hope-vs-Depression Hope-vs-Oppression Nostalgia-vs-Creativity Nostalgia-vs-Exploration Remembrance-vs-Avoidance Intimacy-vs-Violence Intimacy-vs-Coercion Kindness-vs Integrity Kindness-vs-Meanness Empathy-vs-Indifference Sympathy-vs-Masochism ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All of the above TENSIONS - - - Often-Play-Tragic-Roles Within: Wars Defenses Investing Analyses Intimacies Integrations Sexuality Loyalty Purity Reverence Idolatry Admiration Perfection Superiority Excellence Sustainability Independence Dependence Inter-Dependence Standards Proprieties Formalities Morality Ethics Planning Inclinations Security Safety Invulnerability Individuals Families Neighborhoods -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Within communities of all-kinds-and-sizes We-All Set-Priorities in regards to: 1. Personal-Relationships of different kinds with different-kinds-of-people, 2. Budgeting of: Time, Money, Resources, Energy, Goods, Friendships, Intimacies, etc. 3. Primary-and-Supplementary: Ideals, Values, Principles, Virtues, Hopes, Aspirations, Intentions, etc. 4. Sharing: Risks, Costs, Benefits, Vulnerability, Security, Defenses, Secrets, Privacy, Honors, Respect, Acceptance, Tolerance, Love, Shalom, etc. 5. Scarce Sustainable-Resources of all kinds; 6. What is worthy of reverence and worship with integrity that is Sustainable In-the-Long-Term. We all need to be prudent/cautious about and beware of unbalanced-people viewing, treating, respecting, honoring, reverencing and/or worshipping Any One Special And/Superior: Person Family Group City Nation Culture Religion Spirituality Discipline Truth Virtue Principle Ritual Tradition Habit Ego IN-ISOLATION AS ULTIMATE ABSOLUTE TRANSCENDENT ETERNAL OMNIPOTENT OMNISCIENT SUPERIOR PERFECT FOR-ALL People Places Contexts Circumstances Times Relationships Purposes Bullies Mobs Mobsters Prophets Police Judges Creators Evaluations Decisions Danger resides in any one center of Ultimate-Power which is NOT-to-be challenged, questioned or held accountable - - - to complementary/balancing considerations - - - in efforts to Mitigate-Our-Own-Alienative-Conflicts within the context of Getting-Together In Love's Shalom With-Integrity.