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This is http://www.essayz.com/a9502282.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.} ========================================================== %DISTRACTION REPRESSION SUPPRESSION ADDICTIVE TRUTH 950228 Often our activities, rituals, work, addictions and pass-times are designed to distract us from the truths which we most fear---for those truths would unmask our collusive games of mutual self deception which we regard as essential to good living. The following truths may be among our most feared truths: 1. We cannot save ourselves in any way by any means. 2. There are limits which we cannot transcend. 3. Dilemmas cannot be "solved" technologically. 4. Unlimited resources/technology cannot save us. 5. We find in "scriptures" what we seek therein. 6. "Truths" are relative to those who hear them. 7. We rarely hear/understand the truths we fear. 8. We fear Truth will catch us if we slow down. 9. We fear Love which we cannot control to suit us. 10. We fear Justice which is grounded in Truth. One way to avoid truths which we fear---is to focus our attention upon objective truths; for many of the truths we most fear are reflexive truths, truths about ourselves. Truths about ourselves are not objective truths, they are reflexive truths; they reflect back upon us. Often they pertain to facts which we would prefer to ignore and be ignorant of. Even truths which point to "objective" facts about ourselves and our essential environment are often reflexive truths. For example, we do not want to acknowledge the limited nature of the resources which we are squandering. We may distract our attention away from embarrassing reflexive truths by focusing more and more narrowly upon objective research and manipulations---thinking that therein we can find our salvation. Such technocratic efforts are usually tragically misguided by compulsive fears of the reflexive truths which could save us from our foolishness. (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================