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by the same families for generations and when the grandpa gives
a plum to a child, he is arrested for stealing. Fro m who m shall
we seek refuge ? When people lie to hide their mistakes , they are
protecting the mselves fr om the brutal ostracis m that is heaped
upon individuals who error in judgment. Most of us thrive
because we don't let an odious reputati on stick to our name.
Psychologists have coined the phrase emotional contagion, the
fervor that sweeps over a group assembled to show the power o f
the multitude in favor of or against public concern s.
I once entered a library and asked a question to a man who
had difficulty hearing, so I spoke loudly. Yes was all he
managed to say. Those gathered around bookshelves and tables
started hissing, as if the venom of their hatred would poison me
unto silence. The contagion spread into their unscrupulous
replies, shhh, with such meanness drooling o ff their tongues,
what courageous fool could dare affront their incensed
directivities. Their display of noisome disgust lasted muc h
longer and was uttered in such intensity it disrupted even those
whose effort had remained concentrated on the tasks on their
work agenda. The system is so repressive that those who can air
their vehe mence lavish the opportunity. The weaponry of Socia l
Ostracis m -- advertising, multimedia, and legal structure , is
wielded by those who mold public opinion.
Wealth is acquired as a means to financial liberation fro m
restraints placed on the individual but a thorough investigatio n
of history will portray co mmunal projects such as have bee n
uncovered by archeologists. Benevolent rulers saw purpose to
the creative talents that humankind apply in order to enhance
the meaning of life by funding co mmunal projects . The edifice
under construction was a testimony to the value of life shared
by those who built with such deli berate consideration of the
human sensibility. Arches, pro menades, the glory of nature; the
harmony of line and color, relationship to the changing o f
planetary influences such as the lunar influence on bodies of
water were all built into the edifices of human progress. Those
whom estee m the soul are targeted by societal gristmills that
grind us into citizens. Only the wealthy can afford to take a da y
off and buy tickets to stroll around the promenades and
museums.
For modern man to reverse the damage he's caused to his
environs, on a global scale, he has to change the way he looks
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