Parents and certain other adults are also placed on pedestals, I believe. Later we discover their "feet of clay"- like all of us. It is difficult for some children when a parent dies or disappears as it promotes fantasy or wishful thinking.
I know I avoided possibilities- either by retreat or sabotage- as I was very afraid of being a public person- just from what I had surmised/observed as a child. On Mar 9, 4:41 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> wrote: > or as i would understand it...a constant Anti....do we have to be free of > something....sorry for answering with a question...as for individuals in > Media....thats an entirely different issue....especially a celebrity ....i > think their lives are the most 'constructed' lives...or anyone for that > matter...as much as we love putting someone on a pedestal ...we take double > pleasure in pulling em to dirt...is this some sort of revenge on your own > foolishness to worship someone like a god.... > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 6:51 PM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > Freedom is a debateable term to begin with- is it real or just a word? > > Some find "freedom" in meditation, drugs, sex, choices/enough money or > > appetites but the freedom model in America involves a lot of shoulds > > and responsibilities from patriotism to the point of putting your life > > or ideas at risk or facing ostracism/retreat from society. > > > We have some models: Prometheus and Lucifer. We some traits: Pandora/ > > Eve and Ulysses. > > > Do you "see" individuals in our popular media/culture? Really? > > > On Mar 6, 9:31 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > True we have come a long way..and the word has been taken for > > > granted....but i would like an opinion of each one of you ...on the > > > Sanctity of Freedom.... it is also my casual inference > > > that....individuality ...the modern obsession with it....how come > > > some primitive tribes...hold the community at a level above the > > > individual....while it is not quite so in our 'modernised'...or rather > > > westernised world.....are there concepts of radicalised individuality > > > in the oriental philosophy..... need your opoinions fellows > > -- > \--/ Peace- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
