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Old 05-14-2008, 04:28 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by metamorph View Post
So discussing this with my parents is to really give them this awareness.
Metamorph, you can't give someone awareness. You can't make them have your awareness. Attempting to inflict your awareness (your life lessons) on another person who hasn't asked for it is telling them: "The way I think is superior to the way you think, my choices are conscious but yours are not, and it is for your own good that I give you this awareness."

This is not an approach that generates freedom, joy, or love, in my experience.

I think that "For Your Own Good" is one of the most destructive forces on the planet.
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