Friday, August 12, 2011
Why isn't God using the human language?
Believe it or not we are capable of wanting conflicting or contradictory things at the same time, this is called ambivalence. Empathy is the key to understanding ambivalence so that we can focus on what is really important to us. Let me use being single versus married to illustrate. When we are single we might fantisize about the advantages of being married and vice-versa. When this happens we tend to maximize the negative of our current status while maximixing the positives of the alternative status. Wouldn't it make more sense to use empathy to understand what needs are currently not being satisfied and explore options that will solve the issue? Is the problem loneliness? There are many solutions to this without marriage. Marriage and having babies create more problems than they solve because we are not effectively dealing with the unsatisfied needs. I seek the Spirit of truth through empathy to keep me focused on what is really important. Empathy also shows me what others want when they are obsessing about things they cannot control.
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