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handwriter

handwriter

Norway

February 11, 2014

It is said and written that the body can actually shut down when under distress. Only the bodily functions necessary to handle the stressful situations continue and the other functions shut down to allow the body to cope with the stress. In normal circumstances it is only for short periods of time that growth is stopped, but in extreme psychological stress—such as—in childhood stress—growth can be completely shut down; when children are removed from these extreme circumstances they are usually able to resume normal growth.  Many people—especially children—live their lives in daily “extreme” stress.  What does this have to do with you and your “fine”, stress-free lives?  Look, we all experience some stress in our lives. It is even said that some stress is necessary for survival. My point with this passage is that we must all know that stress affects us and our ultimate existence. Each of us must find a way to deal with stress in our lives and to eliminate it as soon as we can.  Hate is one of the most unnecessary stressors that we as a people accept and live with daily, and this stress (hate) is one of the most deadly killers of life that I know of, but yet, we continue to allow it to be a part of our lives—our minds—our hearts.  We even are willing to pay for it in the books, songs, and movies that we are entertained with. For an hour and half to two plus hours, we will sit in a state of mindless hate-like abeyance watching some subjective documentary of events that may have happened to “our” people many years ago—yes, and some of these happenings were ugly and evil—but they are still events that happen in the course of humans.  No!  I am not justifying these acts of wickedness as a course of being human—I am, however, suggesting that we don’t need to continue dwelling on them as we do with our daily fixes of news events of hate and violence that continue to be pumped into the veins of our homes and many times into the souls of our young—our most vulnerable—our most precious connections to our futures—our children.

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06:32 AM Feb 12 2014

handwriter

handwriter
Norway

What is the difference between what is called news and that which is called gossip?

10:46 AM Feb 11 2014

handwriter

handwriter
Norway

Ola, as usual, I love your prompts—they keep me thinking and honest about what my thoughts are and about the directions that they are taking me.  Thank you.

10:26 AM Feb 11 2014

handwriter

handwriter
Norway

Point well taken—and I have no objections to “commentaries” in and of themselves, but how often do I need to be reminded that humans can be evil?  How often must I hear that so many people have died because of sick and mind-mutated humans?

NOT all humans are as evil as many of these ‘well-intended’ tidbits of history would otherwise like to depict—in fact, and possibly contrary to many schools of thought, most of my friends are loving and caring people—who would not think of hurting anyone—people who do good things every day.  So where are their stories; why don’t I read about the lone pastor who works around the clock trying to find souls that are hurting and that are alone and dying?  Where is the story of the lone mother whose back is bent and low due to the long hours she spends working and trying to raise a family whose father is missing—for whatever the cause—where is her story?

I get it—people can be very cruel—I get it.  But this is only one side of the human story.

Also, I am not trying to silence anyone’s story: if you’ve got a story to tell—by all means—tell it.  But I don’t need to hear it over and over and over again—I get it.   And why are you (not you specifically)—why are you telling me these stories of grief and sadness?

As far as “leaving” it to God—whose God would you suggest we leave “hate” in his hands—your God?  Where was this God when many of my people were being slaughtered like pigs?

Again, I know all so well that humans can act like savage beasts—many of my family members had been devoured like pieces of meat—meat that was left to smolder and stink in heaps of dumps made with their naked bodies.  I know this—what I don’t know is why you (again, not you specifically) why do you think that you need to be telling me—reminded me—making me relive this over again?

Another point well taken—it isn’t necessarily a show of hate when one wants to express an opinion of hate—but to somehow feel the need to keep beating this into my head either suggests to me that the teller thinks that I am slow-minded and that he/she or they must keep telling me so that one day I might understand.  Or it could be that the teller is trying to exploit an opinion—a story.

You mentioned “God”.  I would think that God would be a God of peace, and not a god of hateful stories.

So yes, by all means—tell your stories—tell them like there is no tomorrow, and that no such things such as forgiveness—nor love and peace exists—keep peddling your stories of violence—and at the end—your end—who will be grateful for your stories, God? 

08:52 AM Feb 11 2014

ola33

ola33
Japan

I love watching documentaries. I'm not concentrating on violent things but it's very educational to learn what's was happening in the past. That's what the subject of history  for. About the low dosage of hatred on the daily life, on the past, on everything - that's what the religion is for. Leave it to God. But to shut down the history channel, to be mute in expressing your opinion when you don't like something - is not hatred, it's democracy adn shouldn't be double standard.