Posted by
Nathan on Thursday, May 31, 2007 6:06:23 PM
L&G-
It's a constant no matter where you go or what you do
there will always be people looking incredulously @ you and freeriding
on your efforts, just waiting for you to do something unacceptable(1)
so they can lay blame. Consider the fact that every culture(2) affirms
certain norms at the expense of others – i.e., certain
attitudes/behaviors and actions will be emphasized as 'good' while
behaviors/attitudes and actions that do not conform to those standards
will be designated as 'bad'. When people feed off of you by suspicion,
it is based on logic(3) that is derived from morals grounded in
something other than [your] tradition. That is to say, people who
accuse you by sight and whom spread the tension, ergo fear, of said
suspicion, are not speaking the same language you speak. They are
developing these negatives in the darkroom of their own minds – minds
which are brainwashed w/ ignorance by a multitude of sources. In fact,
the tension you feel is none other than a lack of enlightenment,
literally and figuratively.
Morality is written on our hearts
(God's law) and therefore, when people act in defiance to said law, it
will create a tension there. The Law of Conservation of Matter states
that matter cannot be created or destroyed, only redistributed. This
principle is of the same accord as the Law of Conservation of Justice
such that justice cannot be created or destroyed; only redistributed.
If someone commits a crime for which they are to blame, they must
justify it or else face the consequences (anxiety/guilt --> loss of
sleep, bad health, etc.). Shame can kill a man; in fact shame has
killed many men. When someone acts suspicious of you [by sight] – i.e.,
judging you by your appearance – and you feel that tension, it is b/c
the person has some type of blame to pass. Don't be fooled into shame
by Satan(4).
(1) unacceptable. A normative term.
(2) culture. Body of social norms including: attitudes, values, standards [for living], ethics and morals
(3) logic. Ethical code derived from morals rooted in tradition.
(4) Satan. Literally: 'the accuser'.
Connection-
Suspicion pumps 'fear' and this, in turn, has the consequence of creating frustration/anger. This is why people fight ea. other.