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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (144336)	11/28/2018 2:16:49 AM
From: Joseph Silent	Respond to of 217500

This refers to DVDs' comment and I agree with what you say, or at least the part of it I feel I understand. For DVD, here is the thing: whatever you do that you consider good for somebody, that good is also bad for somebody else. As obvious as this may be, the realization did take a very long time to come to me (thanks to a somewhat old-fashioned Roman Catholic childhood). So you see a catch right there. The mythic system that informed me also informed my view. And, of course, since it's the point from which you stand and look out at the world, all of one's often canned understanding seems normal. Now what can shake your point of view? Education? In general, no. It has to be a shock of some kind, from my experience. If one is not convinced of the first statement in the above para, take a look at this link and recognize how even the smallest things can have (grave) consequence. independent.ie This does not mean one must stop doing "good". At least to my mind, it means reflection is necessary before action (when time permits). A selfless intention is critical, as challenging as it may be. Some may not agree and I will be the last to quarrel. Sometimes, time does not permit. For example, when one person saves the life of a stranger in a split second, without thinking. There are many cases of this, and the action is very revealing of the instantaneous recognition of a unity underlying what we take as separate. There is a paper by Schopenauer on this. Chogyam Trungpa, an interesting and learned character, used to say "someone is playing a cosmic joke on us". In a very real way, I feel he is right.