Don't Be a Maslow

Don't pretend to be a self-actualized person. Become one. Quit keeping lists of enemies. Be a teacher. Rise above the fray.

Find someone who truly is self-actualized and learn from that person. Get out and find that person and learn not to be "basic." It is our duty to avoid being caught up in the eco-military-governmental preoccupation rat race for gain and security. It is our duty to get to a place where we can see.

If we can't see, or if we refuse to try, we must remember that it is our duty not to condemn any trains of thought simply because they have a name that you don't like. Even if we're "died in the wool" liberals, and are incapable of removing ourselves from that narrow cell, we cannot, we must not, denigrate conservatives. It is our duty to see the positive contributions of all sorts of thinking.

We must try hard not to be Democrat or Republican, leftist or rightist, conservative or liberal.

We don't dismiss groups as "evil." Communists aren't "evil." Communism is an attempt to make communities work by spreading wealth and prosperity so that all members of them can enjoy it. Communism is an utter failure. There are reasons why it fails. Talk about Communism as a concept with good intentions that is far too easily corruptible to ever be effective, but don't condemn every Communist that ever lived. Our duty is not to dismiss human endeavor. Ours is to see it and help kids see it for what it is.

Yes, we live in a great country. But it is great because we are allowed to transcend. Show them how.