From: Valuemetaphysics@aol.com
Date: Tue Feb 24 2004 - 23:41:43 GMT
Dear forum,
Exploring Social SQ-SQ tension and coherence has always been most tricky for
me. Maybe this is because we are too involved? Too close?
A thought came to me last night. The Samaritans.
Would it be fair to suggest that these people do their best to paint the
mirrors of social reflection black? By nullifying the reflecting process,
Samaritans free those who may need help to be - without fear?
If this process is an exceptional example of something that goes on as a
matter of course within social SQ-SQ tension, what is happening? What is a less
extreme example of this process?
Compassion.
Do reflecting social mirrors negate compassion? Do they concentrate it?
In the example of the Samaritans, compassion is openly visible when
reflecting mirrors are abandoned, or nullified. In this moment, patterns are brought
into better coherence.
I understand Samaritans receive specialist training. But does this training
not help eliminate social mirrors in the moment of contact? Is it not stressed
that help is given unconditionally?
I feel this suggests, unconditional compassion is exceptional Social SQ-SQ
coherence.
It may be argued that compassion is a Biological pattern of value? But i feel
this to be cynical. There are many Biological patterns of value which
engender their respective behavioural structures, but compassion is surely a social
togetherness - a desire to help reduce the misery and fear of others? Do we see
in the suffering a reflection of ourselves suffering?
A desire to promote misery and fear appears however, more Biological in
nature? Misery and fear may be promoted in order to weaken social coherence and
bias individuality?
Therefore, an enquiry into compassion as Social SQ-SQ tension, and an
exploration of exceptional Social SQ-SQ coherence may be useful in helping us
understand the social static repertoire which gives rise to these states?
All the best,
Mark
P.S. Have changed the topic line to reflect my intended subject. mark.
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