To: Frederick Smart who wrote (86054 ) 8/22/2000 1:00:29 PM From: jbe Read Replies (3) | Respond to Frederick, take another look at this particular post to X, and tell me honestly whether passages like the following do not make invidious assumptions:Very simple X. Just look around you. Stop creating fear. Start embracing risk which mirrors the joy and love of life. The more we risk and take responsibility the more we embrace the present moment the more energy we have to share with others. It's an upward spiral that keeps expanding. Try it. Power without the will to use it can merely be a recognition of the immorality of inflicting power on those who have no power to resist. The WILL to use POWER is what causes more problems than it solves, imo, and always has done. not consciously make such assumptions, then perhaps you can save the day by using the word "one" (or "we") instead of "you" (As in: "One should look around oneself and stop creating fear" or "We should all look around ourselves and stop creating fear.") Sounds clumsy and pretentious, perhaps, but at least the addressee would not take personal offence.own experiences and start displaying an interest in the experiences of others. How can you "learn" from others on this board, if you don't know, or even appear to care, what kind of people they actually are, what kind of views they actually hold, how they differ from one another?
