Comments for LIVING HERO http://jari.podbean.com Interviews with living luminaries and mavericks Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:16:59 +0000 http://podbean.com/?v=3.2 Comment on Interview with Derrick Jensen by jari http://jari.podbean.com/2009/10/01/interview-with-derrick-jensen/#comment-273503 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:16:48 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2009/10/01/interview-with-derrick-jensen/#comment-273503 Derrick Jensen is a hero because he suffers no fools and pulls no punches. He has been willing to put his foot down and show everyone what an unequivocal NO sounds like. It was you, Anthony, who first brought Jensen's work to my attention when you commented on the Morris Berman interviw. Thank you so very much for that and for continuing to listen and be in touch. Derrick Jensen is a hero because he suffers no fools and pulls no punches. He has been willing to put his foot down and show everyone what an unequivocal NO sounds like.

It was you, Anthony, who first brought Jensen’s work to my attention when you commented on the Morris Berman interviw. Thank you so very much for that and for continuing to listen and be in touch.

]]> Comment on Interview with Derrick Jensen by anthony dimichele http://jari.podbean.com/2009/10/01/interview-with-derrick-jensen/#comment-271978 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:06:56 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2009/10/01/interview-with-derrick-jensen/#comment-271978 Jensen ~ Hurrah! The truth about the urgency of our times is so evident... so many of us speak about issues this way in cafes and small gatherings... but as soon as we step into the world of work/survival... we are surrounded by forces of conformity to the status quo. I for one love hearing/reading Jensen's words and ideas, because it encourages what is best in me. I think my record of being fired for "backtalk" and objecting to policies, in the field of social work, is a testament to standing up against the lies we are forced to live with. I hope many more people can be inspired to live in a way that is informed with honesty and knowledge about the planetary crises we are creating and confronting. I recommend reading Jensen's 2 vol. book: Endgame. Jensen ~ Hurrah! The truth about the urgency of our times is so evident… so many of us speak about issues this way in cafes and small gatherings… but as soon as we step into the world of work/survival… we are surrounded by forces of conformity to the status quo. I for one love hearing/reading Jensen’s words and ideas, because it encourages what is best in me. I think my record of being fired for “backtalk” and objecting to policies, in the field of social work, is a testament to standing up against the lies we are forced to live with. I hope many more people can be inspired to live in a way that is informed with honesty and knowledge about the planetary crises we are creating and confronting. I recommend reading Jensen’s 2 vol. book: Endgame.

]]> Comment on Hear No, See No, Speak No—What? by seemaa http://jari.podbean.com/2008/03/11/hear-no-see-no-speak-no%e2%80%94what/#comment-252815 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:41:06 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/03/11/hear-no-see-no-speak-no%e2%80%94what/#comment-252815 Being an emerging artist michels interview is priceless Being an emerging artist michels interview is priceless

]]> Comment on Interview with Dr. Lauri Grossman by David Bercow http://jari.podbean.com/2009/03/01/interview-with-dr-lauri-grossman/#comment-200305 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:09:50 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2009/03/01/interview-with-dr-lauri-grossman/#comment-200305 Dr. Grossman, You really are a living hero! Wishing you all the best, D Bercow Dr. Grossman, You really are a living hero! Wishing you all the best, D Bercow

]]> Comment on Interview with Morris Berman by Jeffrey Simpson http://jari.podbean.com/2008/06/17/interview-with-morris-berman/#comment-199650 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:12:39 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/06/17/interview-with-morris-berman/#comment-199650 Morris Berman is a very smart man and it was such a surprise to hear his voice, so confident and full of enlightenment, so reassuring and brimming with warmth and enthusiasm. I should have known he would have such a voice after reading his trilogy on consciousness but hearing him talk about his work really made my day. Thank you for the opportunity to hear this great man. Morris Berman is a very smart man and it was such a surprise to hear his voice, so confident and full of enlightenment, so reassuring and brimming with warmth and enthusiasm. I should have known he would have such a voice after reading his trilogy on consciousness but hearing him talk about his work really made my day. Thank you for the opportunity to hear this great man.

]]> Comment on Interview with Dr. Lauri Grossman by sandra baruch http://jari.podbean.com/2009/03/01/interview-with-dr-lauri-grossman/#comment-193451 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 04:43:09 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2009/03/01/interview-with-dr-lauri-grossman/#comment-193451 Hi Jari! Dr Grossmans background is extremely impressive.You are so fortunate to meet such interesting people. Hi Jari! Dr Grossmans background is extremely impressive.You are so fortunate to meet such interesting people.

]]> Comment on Interview with Dr. Richard Davidson by jari http://jari.podbean.com/2008/11/01/interview-with-dr-richard-davidson/#comment-188122 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:58:53 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/11/01/interview-with-dr-richard-davidson/#comment-188122 Dear Maria, Thanks very much for your comments. I recommend Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts as a place for you to receive meditation instruction and to immerse yourself in the meditation experience. See http://dharma.org and click on Insight Meditation Society for more information. I like your phrase "creating healthier minds." Dear Maria, Thanks very much for your comments. I recommend Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts as a place for you to receive meditation instruction and to immerse yourself in the meditation experience. See http://dharma.org and click on Insight Meditation Society for more information. I like your phrase “creating healthier minds.”

]]> Comment on Interview with Dr. Richard Davidson by Maria j Daily http://jari.podbean.com/2008/11/01/interview-with-dr-richard-davidson/#comment-187965 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:39:29 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/11/01/interview-with-dr-richard-davidson/#comment-187965 Excellent interview, I am very interested in the subject. I live in Hickory NC, and I have been looking for some kind of training on meditation. Do I have to travel overseas to get this? Thanks. Excellent interview, I am very interested in the subject. I live in Hickory NC, and I have been looking for some kind of training on meditation. Do I have to travel overseas to get this? Thanks.

]]> Comment on Interview with Dr. Richard Davidson by Anoja Attele http://jari.podbean.com/2008/11/01/interview-with-dr-richard-davidson/#comment-181547 Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:44:29 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/11/01/interview-with-dr-richard-davidson/#comment-181547 Excellent interview. Thank you. Thought provoking and relevant questions. Dr. Davidson is a revolutionary in his field. In fact he created the field (affective neuroscience) himself! He is an example to all scientists. May he succeed in all his endeavors. Excellent interview. Thank you. Thought provoking and relevant questions. Dr. Davidson is a revolutionary in his field. In fact he created the field (affective neuroscience) himself!

He is an example to all scientists.

May he succeed in all his endeavors.

]]> Comment on Interview with Morris Berman by Karen http://jari.podbean.com/2008/06/17/interview-with-morris-berman/#comment-179377 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:15:05 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/06/17/interview-with-morris-berman/#comment-179377 An excellent interview...Thanks! An excellent interview…Thanks!

]]> Comment on Interview with Dr. Richard Davidson by Diego de Soto http://jari.podbean.com/2008/11/01/interview-with-dr-richard-davidson/#comment-172331 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:03:54 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/11/01/interview-with-dr-richard-davidson/#comment-172331 Thank you very much for this informative and succinct interview. The quality of the questions as well as the answers was excellent. In my view, Dr. Davidson's work has much to contribute to the evolution of our species at a time when much evolution is needed. Thank you very much for this informative and succinct interview. The quality of the questions as well as the answers was excellent. In my view, Dr. Davidson’s work has much to contribute to the evolution of our species at a time when much evolution is needed.

]]> Comment on Interview with Morris Berman by jari http://jari.podbean.com/2008/06/17/interview-with-morris-berman/#comment-160793 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:45:28 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/06/17/interview-with-morris-berman/#comment-160793 Thank you very much, Anthony, for your compliment, your subscription to Living Hero, your insights and for bringing the work of Derrick Jensen to the attention of readers and listeners here, including me. The raison d’etre of this program is to help people join me in a process of connecting the dots and looking sanely and squarely at the picture we’re all in together. Month by month we can make radical changes in the way we are thinking, working, and living, as I am doing and will continue to do. Stay tuned . . . Thank you very much, Anthony, for your compliment, your subscription to Living Hero, your insights and for bringing the work of Derrick Jensen to the attention of readers and listeners here, including me. The raison d’etre of this program is to help people join me in a process of connecting the dots and looking sanely and squarely at the picture we’re all in together. Month by month we can make radical changes in the way we are thinking, working, and living, as I am doing and will continue to do. Stay tuned . . .

]]> Comment on Interview with Morris Berman by anthony dimichele http://jari.podbean.com/2008/06/17/interview-with-morris-berman/#comment-160747 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:57:37 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/06/17/interview-with-morris-berman/#comment-160747 Morris Berman is tonic for the mind~numbing materialism and hyper~consumption of american culture. So many artists and poets in my experience have also intuited this crisis and I would add the work of Derrick Jensen among the heros who need to be heard during this inevitable collapse of western culture and values. As an artist who has always tried to make socially conscious art, I know all too well how deaf and dumb most of my compatriots truly are. This website is precious. Morris Berman is tonic for the mind~numbing materialism and hyper~consumption of american culture. So many artists and poets in my experience have also intuited this crisis and I would add the work of Derrick Jensen among the heros who need to be heard during this inevitable collapse of western culture and values. As an artist who has always tried to make socially conscious art, I know all too well how deaf and dumb most of my compatriots truly are. This website is precious.

]]> Comment on Interview with Robert Stickgold: Sleep, Memory, Creativity & Dreams by John East http://jari.podbean.com/2008/01/15/interview-with-robert-stickgold-sleep-memory-creativity-dreams/#comment-141297 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:30:20 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/01/15/interview-with-robert-stickgold-sleep-memory-creativity-dreams/#comment-141297 Please send me a copy of the interview in PDF format. Please send me a copy of the interview in PDF format.

]]> Comment on Holic or Holistic? How’s the Love? by jari http://jari.podbean.com/2008/02/13/holic-or-holistic-hows-the-love/#comment-131223 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:06:33 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/02/13/holic-or-holistic-hows-the-love/#comment-131223 Thanks for your comment,Catherine. Good for you! Thanks for your comment,Catherine. Good for you!

]]> Comment on Holic or Holistic? How’s the Love? by Catherine Wright http://jari.podbean.com/2008/02/13/holic-or-holistic-hows-the-love/#comment-131120 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:38:11 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/02/13/holic-or-holistic-hows-the-love/#comment-131120 While it isn't easy to change when we have been brought up in a "holic" society and are constantly surrounded by people who would tempt us that holic behavior is actually good and normal and that holistic is weird and even unproven, it is VERY necessary to understand what is written here. I have dealt with my own holicisms and I've finally come to a place where denial no longer works and the "easy" road is frought with brambles and obstacles. The sooner we take steps toward living a more holistic lifestyle, the sooner true joy, peace and real love including self-love are possible. I am finally living a more holistic life and I am on the path to healing so I can be all I truly can be by the grace of God. I only wish I "got it" sooner. "I may not be where I need to be but at least I'm not where I used to be. I'm doing okay and I'm on my way!" (quoting Joyce Meyer) While it isn’t easy to change when we have been brought up in a “holic” society and are constantly surrounded by people who would tempt us that holic behavior is actually good and normal and that holistic is weird and even unproven, it is VERY necessary to understand what is written here. I have dealt with my own holicisms and I’ve finally come to a place where denial no longer works and the “easy” road is frought with brambles and obstacles. The sooner we take steps toward living a more holistic lifestyle, the sooner true joy, peace and real love including self-love are possible. I am finally living a more holistic life and I am on the path to healing so I can be all I truly can be by the grace of God. I only wish I “got it” sooner. “I may not be where I need to be but at least I’m not where I used to be. I’m doing okay and I’m on my way!” (quoting Joyce Meyer)

]]> Comment on Interview with Morris Berman by Wendy Koenigsmann http://jari.podbean.com/2008/06/17/interview-with-morris-berman/#comment-127454 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:36:10 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/06/17/interview-with-morris-berman/#comment-127454 There are only a handful of people I think really "get it" and these few included Hermann Hesse, Colin Wilson, and Morris Berman. It's very difficult to find people who think as Berman does. There are only a handful of people I think really “get it” and these few included Hermann Hesse, Colin Wilson, and Morris Berman. It’s very difficult to find people who think as Berman does.

]]> Comment on Interview with Scott Parsons by sandra baruch http://jari.podbean.com/2008/08/01/interview-with-scott-parsons/#comment-123324 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:02:39 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/08/01/interview-with-scott-parsons/#comment-123324 this man sounds absolutely unique.You are so lucky to have spent time learning all about him! best regards this man sounds absolutely unique.You are so lucky to have spent time learning all about him! best regards

]]> Comment on An Interview with John Green: Imagine Driving an Ecofueler by Pammer http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/18/an-interview-with-john-green-imagine-driving-an-ecofueler/#comment-112283 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:10:24 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/18/an-interview-with-john-green-imagine-driving-an-ecofueler/#comment-112283 If more people thought like this, we wouldn't be having an energy crisis. Bravo ! If more people thought like this, we wouldn’t be having an energy crisis.

Bravo !

]]> Comment on Silenced by Planet Earth: Sex, Surrender, Death and the L-Word by Sonia Nordenson http://jari.podbean.com/2008/06/04/silenced-by-planet-earth-sex-surrender-death-and-the-l-word/#comment-110984 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 06:29:32 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/06/04/silenced-by-planet-earth-sex-surrender-death-and-the-l-word/#comment-110984 Thank you for this beautiful essay that expresses so much wisdom! Thank you for this beautiful essay that expresses so much wisdom!

]]> Comment on Freedom or Power, What’s Your Will? by Jari http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/12/freedom-or-power-whats-your-will/#comment-108939 Fri, 30 May 2008 23:32:55 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/12/freedom-or-power-whats-your-will/#comment-108939 Thanks for writing, Ron. Regarding your last point, would you agree that the disempowerment you speak of starts even earlier than kindergarden? Parenting--what a challenge, right?! This summer my two podcast guests for July and August will speak to the very roots of the conditioning that moves humans away from peace, trust, and pleasure in our own being--that intrinsic freedom from seeking external approval, validation and management. Thanks for writing, Ron. Regarding your last point, would you agree that the disempowerment you speak of starts even earlier than kindergarden? Parenting–what a challenge, right?! This summer my two podcast guests for July and August will speak to the very roots of the conditioning that moves humans away from peace, trust, and pleasure in our own being–that intrinsic freedom from seeking external approval, validation and management.

]]> Comment on Freedom or Power, What’s Your Will? by R. Power http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/12/freedom-or-power-whats-your-will/#comment-108917 Fri, 30 May 2008 21:21:55 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/12/freedom-or-power-whats-your-will/#comment-108917 Jari, Freedom does take courage. It isn't so much that people fear freedom or have an aversion to freedom as it is a case of not knowing what true freedom is. As you rightly point out: freedom is ultimately spiritual in nature. Dance, movement, and creative expression are downplayed in our education, to make us 'fit in' better. We lose our creativity, our sense of self, and the real feeling of what is right for us. We lose our power AND our freedom. Your work encourages others to find their true selves, to express their creativity, and to find spiritual freedom. This discussion is lacking in formal education, but hopefully can be encouraged in online social community. Thank you. Jari, Freedom does take courage. It isn’t so much that people fear freedom or have an aversion to freedom as it is a case of not knowing what true freedom is. As you rightly point out: freedom is ultimately spiritual in nature. Dance, movement, and creative expression are downplayed in our education, to make us ‘fit in’ better. We lose our creativity, our sense of self, and the real feeling of what is right for us. We lose our power AND our freedom. Your work encourages others to find their true selves, to express their creativity, and to find spiritual freedom. This discussion is lacking in formal education, but hopefully can be encouraged in online social community. Thank you.

]]> Comment on Freedom or Power, What’s Your Will? by jari http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/12/freedom-or-power-whats-your-will/#comment-104346 Tue, 13 May 2008 12:53:36 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/12/freedom-or-power-whats-your-will/#comment-104346 Thanks, David. Good point. There are many theories and philosophies of power; this is a fertile conversation. If, for the moment, we take power to mean the ability to influence action (our own, or that of others), then of course there are wholesome and unwholesome ways of doing that. Artists, healers, parents, educators--all of us--are engaged in persuasion in some form and, hopefully, we are appealing to the best in people and encouraging them to live and work from the most loving place they can find in themselves. This is not always the case, even with so-called methods of empowerment. But I think the empowerment you speak of is a wholesome process of encouraging someone to experience life and act from their own authority, grounded in goodness. But, how does one grow up inside and heal from injury and untangle one's confustion so that a genuine personal authority and ethical ground is there, upon which to confidently draw? There will be more on this subject here on the blog--thanks very much for commenting. Thanks, David. Good point. There are many theories and philosophies of power; this is a fertile conversation. If, for the moment, we take power to mean the ability to influence action (our own, or that of others), then of course there are wholesome and unwholesome ways of doing that. Artists, healers, parents, educators–all of us–are engaged in persuasion in some form and, hopefully, we are appealing to the best in people and encouraging them to live and work from the most loving place they can find in themselves. This is not always the case, even with so-called methods of empowerment. But I think the empowerment you speak of is a wholesome process of encouraging someone to experience life and act from their own authority, grounded in goodness. But, how does one grow up inside and heal from injury and untangle one’s confustion so that a genuine personal authority and ethical ground is there, upon which to confidently draw? There will be more on this subject here on the blog–thanks very much for commenting.

]]> Comment on Freedom or Power, What’s Your Will? by David Judelson http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/12/freedom-or-power-whats-your-will/#comment-104218 Tue, 13 May 2008 03:28:33 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/12/freedom-or-power-whats-your-will/#comment-104218 Jari - My sense is that the power relationships that you're describing are really about dominance, which kills aliveness. There is another enlivening kind of power, quite distinct from dominance, empowering ourselves and others to make a difference. For me, this comes from a profound respect for others and their (potential and actual) magnificence and the intention to have all that glory realized, powerfully. Another valuable statement. Keep them coming. David Jari - My sense is that the power relationships that you’re describing are really about dominance, which kills aliveness. There is another enlivening kind of power, quite distinct from dominance, empowering ourselves and others to make a difference. For me, this comes from a profound respect for others and their (potential and actual) magnificence and the intention to have all that glory realized, powerfully.

Another valuable statement. Keep them coming. David

]]> Comment on Freedom or Power, What’s Your Will? by Amy Cheng http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/12/freedom-or-power-whats-your-will/#comment-104164 Tue, 13 May 2008 00:43:04 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/12/freedom-or-power-whats-your-will/#comment-104164 Jari, I think your essays are getting better and better! xoxo Amy Jari,

I think your essays are getting better and better!

xoxo Amy

]]> Comment on Solitude and Solidarity: To Be Whole and Healthy, We Need ‘Em Both by Amy Cheng http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/01/solitude-and-solidarity-to-be-whole-and-healthy-we-need-%e2%80%98em-both/#comment-101856 Sun, 04 May 2008 13:44:26 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/05/01/solitude-and-solidarity-to-be-whole-and-healthy-we-need-%e2%80%98em-both/#comment-101856 Jari, This is your BEST essay yet! Have you noticed that it got sent around the New York Artists Circle listserve? Congratulations and great work! Jari,

This is your BEST essay yet! Have you noticed that it got sent around the New York Artists Circle listserve? Congratulations and great work!

]]> Comment on Interview with Maria Nemeth: Seeing Life as a Hero’s Journey by Sonia Nordenson http://jari.podbean.com/2008/04/16/interview-with-maria-nemeth-seeing-life-as-a-heros-journey/#comment-96963 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:56:22 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/04/16/interview-with-maria-nemeth-seeing-life-as-a-heros-journey/#comment-96963 What a marvelous human being is Maria Nemeth! Thank you for this insightful and inspiring interview. What a marvelous human being is Maria Nemeth! Thank you for this insightful and inspiring interview.

]]> Comment on Out of Chaos: Composition in Tranquility by David Judelson http://jari.podbean.com/2008/04/07/out-of-chaos-composition-in-tranquility/#comment-94553 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:48:55 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/04/07/out-of-chaos-composition-in-tranquility/#comment-94553 Bravo Jari, Congratulations on the residency and on the clarity of your commments. All art is a communication (some verbal, some visual, some auditory) from its creator to an audience, often unknown at the time of creation. It's an expression of the artist's passion, passion not being a commonly accepted experience in the world, often being embarassing and suppressed. All the more reason for those of us who are brave enough risk-takers to share ourselves and open space for everyone else. David Bravo Jari, Congratulations on the residency and on the clarity of your commments. All art is a communication (some verbal, some visual, some auditory) from its creator to an audience, often unknown at the time of creation. It’s an expression of the artist’s passion, passion not being a commonly accepted experience in the world, often being embarassing and suppressed. All the more reason for those of us who are brave enough risk-takers to share ourselves and open space for everyone else.

David

]]> Comment on Out of Chaos: Composition in Tranquility by Brooks http://jari.podbean.com/2008/04/07/out-of-chaos-composition-in-tranquility/#comment-94402 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:47:55 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/04/07/out-of-chaos-composition-in-tranquility/#comment-94402 Hello Jari! You're just down the road a couple of hours! When are you taking a vacation day, and writing an article from Riverbend? Brooks Hello Jari! You’re just down the road a couple of hours! When are you taking a vacation day, and writing an article from Riverbend?

Brooks

]]> Comment on Chop Sui Generis by jari http://jari.podbean.com/2008/02/29/chop-sui-generis/#comment-86424 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:11:25 +0000 http://jari.podbean.com/2008/02/29/chop-sui-generis/#comment-86424 Respect is certainly preferable to disrespect and disdain. Respect also has more of a genuine quality to it than mere tolerance. But whether we're talking about parent-child/family relationships, work-place relationships, or community relationships, people can sense the differences among respect, tolerance, hatred and real empathy. We all read each other pretty well on an energetic level, because our facial expressions, tone of voice, eye movements and body language say things about who we are and what we're feeling or not feeling, which other people subliminally pick up. Without thinking about it, they "grok" where we're coming from. Empathy is the ideal. Empathy makes all the difference in the world: hearts open, tears flow, amends are made, a new spirit enters. If a person can't find empathy, that person has been badly injured and stunted in their basic human development, and I understand this accounts for vast numbers of people. And the ones who need to work on this in themselves the most are the ones most resistant. What are ya gonna do? Respect is certainly preferable to disrespect and disdain. Respect also has more of a genuine quality to it than mere tolerance. But whether we’re talking about parent-child/family relationships, work-place relationships, or community relationships, people can sense the differences among respect, tolerance, hatred and real empathy. We all read each other pretty well on an energetic level, because our facial expressions, tone of voice, eye movements and body language say things about who we are and what we’re feeling or not feeling, which other people subliminally pick up. Without thinking about it, they “grok” where we’re coming from. Empathy is the ideal. Empathy makes all the difference in the world: hearts open, tears flow, amends are made, a new spirit enters. If a person can’t find empathy, that person has been badly injured and stunted in their basic human development, and I understand this accounts for vast numbers of people. And the ones who need to work on this in themselves the most are the ones most resistant. What are ya gonna do?

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