blog traffic analysis
This is http://www.essayz.com/a9010141.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.} ========================================================== %AFFIRM ENJOY INTEGRATIVE PLEASURE DEPRESSION LOVE 901014 Some people fall into the trap of believing that there is something wrong about enjoying life and affirming healthy pleasures in the presence of others who are suffering due to ill fortune, tragedy and/or mistakes on their part. The trap which they fall into expands with our expanding sense of the presence of others. As our communication technologies expand, the presence of others naturally expands to include all people on our planet. In the light of such an expanded sense of being in the presence of suffering others; it may become impossible to enjoy life, and impossible to affirm healthy pleasure, if we believe that it is wrong to do so in the presence of suffering others. It is charitable to be emotionally sensitive to and supportive of others in their times of trouble, grief, suffering, sadness, etc. yet; it is not wise to let the troubles, grief, suffering, sadness and mistakes of others drag us down to the extent that we in turn drag them and yet others down. We have no responsibility to be so "down" with others, that we will drag them down rather than help to lift them up. Being responsible has to do with being responsive. To be responsible we need to be responsive to others, but that does not mean that we must be "down" like they are. We can be responsive in a responsible way while we are healthy, cheerful, and enjoying the pleasures of an integrative life. We can be more supportive of those who are suffering when we are enjoying good health; than when we are "down" due to letting ourselves be pulled down by the suffering, grief, sadness, tragedies, mistakes, and pain of others. The healthy life includes joy, even in the presence of people who are unfortunately and tragically "down". Such joy need not stand in the way of our being sensitive to others, and joy need not stand in the way of our being responsive in responsible ways. To remain healthy as individuals and as communities, we need to regularly affirm the propriety of healthy enjoyment of normal pleasures in the presence of others who for a variety of reasons are experiencing: pain, suffering, grief, hurt, tension, depression, tragedy, misfortune, mistakes, etc. Such affirmations need to be made with sensitivity and sympathy, but not apologetically. (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================