Well, of course Pat, that was the point I was making about wasting time: it is a relative perception. And, to go a bit deeper into the issue of judgment, yes, we do judge. But when we do, we are assigning value and, by definition, one thing a greater value than another thing (person idea etc.,) This is a part of human nature, it is true, but when we do this, we position our viewpoint in duality, as we see these things as separate from us and each other. This is a mental exercise, and sets the tone for conflict, as the view assigns greater and lesser value in the judgment. For this reason, I see judgment as self defeating.
On Feb 9, 7:53 am, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > On 8 Feb, 17:27, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > who is one man to judge the contribution another makes to community? > > One could say that spending time pointing the finger and telling > > others what they are doing wrong is time taken away from helping the > > starving of the world....of course, saying so would not be taking the > > entire experience of that man into account. Which is of course, > > judging others is always self defeating. > > It's hard to live life without making SOME judgements (or 'judgement > calls'). In our universe, there is no time spent wasted on anything, > as all events are necessary to the whole. Our view of 'wasted time' > would be another misperception based on our limited context and lack > of omniscience. As for your last statement, I agree by saying, 'How > you treat others IS how you treat yourself'. > > > On Feb 8, 12:20 pm, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 8 Feb, 17:15, fiddler <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Or perhaps people spending time and energy on irrelevant texts about > > > > tribal godlings rather than helping the starving people around them? > > > > Well, yes. I've always said that if all we did was prostrate > > > ourselves to God, we would be about as useful as rocks. But that > > > isn't all we do. A balance is required. Plus, there's the time it > > > takes to see which parts of which books are, truly, irrelevant and > > > which are vitally relevant. That could keep a man busy for years. > > > Trust me. ;-) > > > > > On Feb 8, 5:49 am, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > On 3 Feb, 04:44, fiddler <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > A starving man steals a purse, knocking the woman to the ground and > > > > > > breaking her leg. Evil? Might he have not stolen a purse without > > > > > > physical action? Couldn't his frustration be the cause of > > > > > > unnecessary > > > > > > violence? and is frustration then evil? > > > > > > As soon as I read the second word, the problem was revealed. The > > > > > society that allowed the person to become starving is the truest evil > > > > > in your example. All the rest could have been avoided by a society > > > > > that cared. Perhaps, then, societal carelessness is the greatest evil > > > > > we face in today's world. > > > > > > > On Feb 2, 4:13 pm, MajorOz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > On Feb 2, 6:26 am, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > What is the greatest evil? > > > > > > > > > I wanted to use the word sin, but I want to get away from any > > > > > > > > religiousness in this one. > > > > > > > > > So what is the greatest evil, and why? > > > > > > > > For me, there is only one evil: unnecessarily harming someone. I > > > > > > > view > > > > > > > all OTHER so-called evils simply as disturbance of someone's > > > > > > > prejudice. > > > > > > > > cheers > > > > > > > > oz, newbie- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
