Dear Kate: We can all be wounded healers. :) I know I felt it in your music and in your words.
Love and peace.......Sharon Kate Bennett wrote: > > Bobsart wrote: >>Some of the points he makes about our short-term, > historical, least of > evils foreign policy decisions have the ring of truth - however, they would > be better received if placed in full and proper context.<< > > Since as someone so nicely quoted Joni "life is for learning", I would love > to hear your opinion on what the full context would be if you are willing. > That is the whole point of this discussion, imo. > > >>I noted that he is neither a professor of history nor of journalism. > Rather, an assistant professor of Psychology at Penn. <<< > > He is a Fellow, Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict, > which I am guessing means he is spending a year studying ethnopolitical > conflict. Someone correct me if I am wrong but I believe that this is what > is meant by a Fellow. Which means he is adding to his psychology background > in a very interesting way. > > >>> My personal, anecdotal theory is that the subject matter attracts those > who are psychologically disturbed<<< > > IMO, the profession sometimes attracts people who have some pain in their > past (anyone with no pain in their lives raise your hand ;~}). However > turning ones pain into a gift is often the product of such a path & often > these are the people best suited to help others in similar situations since > they have walked in those shoes. Psychology also attracts people who are > interested in learning about & working with & helping humans. The use of > psychologically disturbed to describe anyone attracted to psychology is > quite an blanket statement that makes no sense to me. > > BTW, I agree with Kakki's earlier post when she said that indeed the media > is now broadcasting many views & lots of history. I imagine it took awhile > for the letter to get to me & that it might have been written in the early > days of this conflict when it was scary to say anything publically which was > not 100% behind what the govt was doing... > > ******************************************** > Kate Bennett > www.katebennett.com > sponsored by Polysonics www.polysonics.com > Discover the Indies at Taylor Guitars: > http://www.taylorguitars.com/artists/awp/indies/bennett.html > ********************************************
