Re: "In Search of Spirituality"

From: F.H. (disconnectu_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 07/20/04 

Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 19:42:05 GMT

Johnny 5 wrote:
>
> Virtualoso <virtualoso@dot.com> wrote in
> news:200720041127019748%virtualoso@dot.com:
>
> > In article <40FAF6B1.E61B4FA3@Hovnanian.com>, Paul Hovnanian P.E.
> > <Paul@Hovnanian.com> wrote:
> >
> >> "Robert J. Kolker" wrote:
> >> >
> >> > David Polewka wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > From The Jewish Star, 6/11/2004
> >> > >
> >> > > "In Search of Spirituality"
> >> > >
> >> > > by Richard Altabe
> >> > >
> >> > > Why do our children turn to mind-altering substances
> >> > > when we have given them beautiful communities, wonderful
> >> > > schools and everything they need? We have worked so hard
> >> > > to build our yeshivot and day schools, struggled to build
> >> > > up our synagogues, how can it be that our children are so
> >> > > empty that they need to fill their pained lives with
> >> > > drugs and alcohol?
> >> >
> >> > Apparently something is missing. Apparently an overdoes of
> >> > Talmud-Torah does not prevent self destructive behaviour. Has it
> >> > occured to you that some people are stupid and short sighted
> >> > regardless of how they are brought up?
> >>
> >> Some people pick up the teachings of the various religions, examine
> >> them and incorporate them into their lives. Others can't handle that
> >> level of introspection. For those, the only thing left is an
> >> authoritarian system, where there is one set of rules, plainly
> >> written and not subject to examination and question. For them, its
> >> time to be "born again".
> >
> > And yet other folks gravitate toward binary, either/or, black/white
> > thinking.
>
> When whittling down the complex world into simplicity you can get your
> mind around, black and what sure is easier than shades of gray.

I assume you meant black and white (typo). Yes it's easier. I know the
current administration is big on black and white.

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