Am I the only one in whose world the I and the YOU don't add up to a collective ME or we?
Simple, yes. Simple for simplicity reasons, no. My best answer. On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 3:43 AM, James Lynch <[email protected]> wrote: > 'Why do we succumb to self seeking insanity? How do we resolve the > conflicting, amplified emotions within us to restore sanity?' > > My best answers to how have come in seeking and stumbling on why. The > only things that come to mind are two imperatives: > > -We must choose as though we were free to do so. > -We must interpret as though meaning can be derived from the > apparently senseless chaos. > > And again 'why', because that's what we do, because we can. > > 'chop wood carry water' > > On 11/3/10, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: >> Last weekend, Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity drew millions of >> participants in cities all over the world while Stewart himself, led >> the effort in Washington DC with a few hundred thousand in attendance, >> asking everyone to “take it down a notch for America.” He did so with >> the hope for an end to the partisan bickering and oppositional >> rhetoric that prevents collaboration necessary for the efficacy and >> success of the nation. >> >> Stewart’s colleague, Steven Colbert, provided the counterpoint with >> his “Rally to Restore Fear,” providing the comic (if not juvenile) >> relief. Stewart’s closing remarks were a plea for prevailing sanity: >> “This was not a rally to ridicule people of faith or people of >> activism or to look down our noses at the heartland or passionate >> argument or to suggest that times are not difficult and that we have >> nothing to fear. They are and we do. But we live now in hard times, >> not end times. And we can have animus and not be enemies. .. If we >> amplify everything we hear nothing. “ >> >> Fear is the core issue behind violence, jealousy, bigotry, anger, >> depression, greed, hatred, lies, insecurity or obsessive worry, just >> to name a few. When fear is managed it is a vital, effective life >> saving response which is critical to self preservation. It is vitally >> important to discern what appropriate and inappropriate fear is, as >> well managed fear can and will protect us, and unmanaged fear can >> destroy us. >> >> What is our tendency to seek experience that amplifies our emotion, >> especially fear? Why do we keep feeding this tendency while knowing >> that it takes us beyond the parameters of sanity? >> >> Sociologist Tim Hallett of Indiana University asks: “How does an >> inkling of anger develop into a blind rage? How does a little >> happiness evolve into bliss?...I argue that interaction serves both as >> a stimulus to evoke emotional responses, and as a conduit for >> emotional feedback and amplification. ” Emotional interactions left >> unmanaged seek the further interaction needed for further arousal and >> emotional amplification. What becomes unmanaged emotion blinds us >> from possibility, and takes us beyond sane mental states. In the >> words of Jon Stewart, “Sanity will always be and has always been in >> the eye of the beholder. To see you here today and the kind of people >> that you are has restored mine. Thank you." >> >> Why do we succumb to self seeking insanity? How do we resolve the >> conflicting, amplified emotions within us to restore sanity? >> >> What do YOU think? >> > > > -- > Please do not put me on forwarding lists or submit my address to cute > online greetings or anything else for that matter. If you must, please > forward me in BCC and send me a link to cute greetings. Many thanks! >
