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To: Neocon who wrote (84761)	8/3/2000 5:40:45 PM
From: Frederick Smart	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Accountability..... >>Reminds me of one of my favorite Simpson's episodes: "Be like unto the boy". Everyone starts acting like Bart, following their bliss, and the whole town falls apart. How about we forget forgiveness, give accountability a try? Forget seeking our streams and rivers, and set about fulfilling the responsibilities in front of us. Forget about taking risk, and behave like prudent adults. Gee, what a wonderful world it would be, a world where we could rely on one another, and there was real service to others.......>> You can't have accountability without forgiveness. The personal debts and pains of sin and broken promises are just too great for anyone to track/control/structure/service, etc. Accountability is the illusional dream of every judge. "Gee, if they could just do EXACTLY this for every time I doe EXACTLY that, then I/they would never have to take a risk and that's it, period." For there's no limit to what can be acceptably accountable. And accountability invalidates risk. Ask any programmer developer about the value of "radical design" development vs. process/control/structured development. One allows for much more fast-paced design cycle which creates more feedback quickly which is often more valuable than any original thoughts about the overall model. The process/control developer wants/feeds on isolating/limiting risk while forcing complete - sometime irrational/unecessary - accountability. Unfortunately, the powers of accountability can become corrupted/politicized for without risk there is no energy or core values to balance against that corruption. If I'm religious, does that mean I have to go to church every day or die in hell. For when we live by accountability we will disappoint ourselves and others for everyone's judgment of what "right" is different. Forget about judging. Just forgive and DO something which helps and serves others. Get the focus outward, higher, etc. We all have the power to radiate light, energy and love. Love doesn't hold people "accountable." Love believes in the timeless value of each individual regardless of the past. But forgiveness opens the door to ourselves and others. Peace. ..........