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To: greenspirit who wrote (49618)	8/7/1999 11:35:00 AM
From: Rambi	Respond to of 108807

It is wonderful, Michael.

To: greenspirit who wrote (49618)	8/7/1999 1:27:00 PM
From: Father Terrence	Respond to of 108807

Only the insecure, plastic people. Typical humanistic crap that many teachers buy into. Another reason why our schools, generally, are in such a mess. Who am I you may wonder? I am someone you know very well. I am every man, every woman, every child, every human you meet.

To: greenspirit who wrote (49618)	8/7/1999 9:36:00 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I think there is a great deal to that. Take the phenomenon of status consumption: my wife and I bought a new Accord a few months ago (our first brand new car), and mysteriously there has been a rash of new car buying among our neighbors. It was spooky, since we live modestly, and in a middling neighborhood, so I have rarely seen any such "keeping up with the Joneses" behavior. Now, why would anyone spend money so readily just out of competitiveness? Understand, I am prepared to sympathize with some concern with one's reputation, and therefore with spending to make a decent appearance in the world, I am talking about that more gnawing, compulsive worry that people have of being "shown up". As far as I can tell, it is because they are not sure what is expected, and therefore they are continually afraid that they are coming up short, that they will be caught out, that everyone is secretly laughing at them behind their back. It is particularly bad among teenagers, because they are so ignorant, and have to deal with so many novel situations. It is supposed to get better as we get older, and learn the ropes. But in a cosmic sense, we are always at a disadvantage, not knowing certainly what is expected of us, and if we are coming up short.....

To: greenspirit who wrote (49618)	8/8/1999 11:20:00 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

I missed this post the first time, since I was overwhelmed by the number of posts and skimmed or skipped for a while. I'm glad I went back and found it. Thanks for posting it. Every so often (and becoming increasingly more often) I think I need to take a year's respite in a monestary. One has the illusion that there one can open up in the way you speak of. Perhaps it is only an illusion, and perhaps even the monks can't do this. But I, at least, need to keep hold of the possibility, even it is an illusion.