Guest guest Posted March 30, 2001 Report Share Posted March 30, 2001 dear people remember the piece of wood in the finger? it healed beautifully - but i put once or twice an antibiotic ointment (unnecessary fear!!!!) then - and two days later i started to feel strong itch especially in my limbs. this condition last for about 10 days. I read once in an homeopatic book about the risk of suppressing itch or allergy with ointments. and now i want to avoid any allophatic treatment - the urge to itch is very strong. do you have any knowledge how to soothe the itch in a natural way? thanks in advance Anat - Caroline Abreu <crow éåí ùéùé 30 îøõ 2001 01:17 Responsibility and Action > As usual, this group has said a mouthful today. > > And as you stated, much of what we have said is the " same thing " , with an accent > on slightly different semantics. That comes from our personal perceptions more > than a different meaning, IMO. > > I am always intrigued by what people feel is " right action " . In some cases that > may mean inaction, in some cases something bordering on jihad (holy war). There > are myriad bases of operations in between. I think that this is where people work > most from their conscience and their moral/religious background, what they feel is > right action and what they feel is wrong action. Unfortunately, we do not live in > a single-minded world, and there is often conflict between the basic convictions > of one person and the next, as well as the way they will act upon their > convictions. > > We see this all the time in the " unanswerable " questions of ethics and ethical > behavior; while there are some general basics that most everyone agrees upon, > there are also many that are polar opposites in opinion... right to life v. right > to choose, for instance, or capital punishment, sexual preference, even family > planning and divorce. In some of these cases, never the twain shall meet. > > I still feel that it is of utmost importance that we find out what our base > motivations are for our convictions, so that we can have a clearer idea of what > " right action " entails. It may be that our " right action " conflicts with the > society we live in... what then? I am not talking about vengeance, retaliation, > here... something more basic, like freedom of speech, or rights of self > determination. > > I don't need a formal answer on list, but consider several scenarios, and think > about what is " right action " to you: > > -Your neighbor's dog bites your child. > -Your teen daughter is pregnant from a rape. > -You develop a chronic illness from a medication. > -Your mate strikes you, or your child. > -Your only son is drafted. > -You discover your employer discriminates. > -You are cheated in a business deal. > -Your mate dies in a vehicular accident (think of both sides... if your mate was > the DUI, or the victim of another DUI driver) > > In most of these cases there are several courses of action, and you may find > yourself in a dilemma after the first rush of adrenaline, with its urge to > retaliate, flushes through you. So, what will you choose? I don't believe that we > can truly be said to lack responsibility for our actions, simply because someone > did something to us first. However, I also believe that there are times when > inaction can be inappropriate, even dangerous, for our physical safety and our > emotional wellbeing. > > What you said, Ray, about the 13th Warrior is telling in more ways than one... in > that tale Iben has a shift in his perception of " right action " , and the warrior > spirit in him comes through when he needs it. If he had been asked, at another > time, he would have probably denied such a thing was possible. Have you read > Angeles Arrien's " Four Fold Way " ? Warrior, Teacher, Healer and Visionary... all > are valid and necessary paths, sometimes at various stages of our lives, sometimes > at various times of the day! > > Blessings, > Crow > " Look for Rainbows in the Darkness " > > > Ray said: > > > > To me the damage is done by people attempting to take responsibility for > > events they could not have possibly prevented and by people who refuse to > > take responsibility for the ones that they should. > > > > There's a scene in The Thirteenth Warrior where Iben, Antonio Banderas' > > character, is trying to convince the Norse Chieftan that he shouldn't allow > > one of the warriors to fight a duel. " He could be killed! " The Chieftan > > calmly replies, " That is possible. " What strikes me is the difference in > > their unsaid words. > **************************************** > Visit the community page: > For administrative problems -owner > To , - > > All messages, files and archives of this forum are copyright of the group and the individual authors. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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