The better is the enemy of the good...except when it comes to making a better sandwich! :-)

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< Your French saying seems applicable only in the sense of " moral

< betterment through imposed ideals " -- you can certainly make a better

< computer, or a better sandwich.

 

< ;-)

 

< -- D.

 

Thanks for pointing out and making clear the distinction, Dan. I left

out mentioning I was referring to the " psychological/emotional " pursuit

of the " better " (or *different* or *other*) as being an act of violence

rather than, as you said, that of making a better sandwich. Come to

think of it, seems to me that most *shoulds* initiate and perpetuate a

lot of violence against oneself, others, and the world. Whereas

*clarity*, it appears to me, is never violent...even though it may

express itself *forcefully* for lack of a better word.

 

Michael

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Nisargadatta , " Adamson " <adamson wrote:

>

>

> < Your French saying seems applicable only in the sense of " moral

> < betterment through imposed ideals " -- you can certainly make a

better

> < computer, or a better sandwich.

>

> < ;-)

>

> < -- D.

>

> Thanks for pointing out and making clear the distinction, Dan. I

left

> out mentioning I was referring to the " psychological/emotional "

pursuit

> of the " better " (or *different* or *other*) as being an act of

violence

> rather than, as you said, that of making a better sandwich. Come to

> think of it, seems to me that most *shoulds* initiate and

perpetuate a

> lot of violence against oneself, others, and the world. Whereas

> *clarity*, it appears to me, is never violent...even though it may

> express itself *forcefully* for lack of a better word.

>

> Michael

 

Yes, well-said.

 

It is the violence I am doing to myself that requires immediate

attention.

 

But my attention is going to everything but that!

 

It's called " keeping myself in ignorance " which is really the basis

of this kind of violence.

 

;-)

 

-- Dan