Tuesday, September 27, 2011
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GreginAdelaide said...
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lol
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September 27, 2011 at 11:45 AM
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JustinO'Shea said...
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Chris. . .? Stephan. . .? Colbert, correct. Close enough. . coming from the Janitor aka DoorKeeper. . . So you knew whom I meant. hehe
Sorry if I offended you in the Who/What segment. It was a great example for a "teaching moment". . .and it was all in your favor.
Perhaps I shall try to be more 'guarded' . . . . maybe. . . hehe -
September 28, 2011 at 9:56 AM
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Why? WHAT designates a thing, an object. WHO, on the other hand shows a person.
There is far too much de-personalization, therefore de-humanizing in our society for our general mental and emotional health.
When we objectify a person we USE that person. Person-to-person is about relationship: the inter-active dynamic in human growth and living. "We use things; we love persons." . . .unfortunately it is often the other way round.
Thus growth is stunted, emotional fulfillment is crippled. One of the things I object to in the game wars online. Here the characters are objects, things. The greater the cruel, destructive carnage too often rates the 'success' of the so called 'game'. Hours spent daily in this kind of activity cannot but influence, shape a kid's mind and concepts of the meanings of life and the crown of life - loving relationships. What goes on in his cyber-world cannot but influence and even shape his M.O.. . .his ways of coping with reality.
So my dear Coopsta, NorthShore soul mate, you are never ever a WHAT. You are most always and eminently a WHO. "We use WHATS and we love WHOS."
End of Tuesday's Psych 101 class.
Justin o' the Dunes