guilt and...

psychology. dennis darland wrote a quick 'observation' (his word, not mine) on the psychology of guilt. he speaks of guilt from a social point of view. from the point of view that guilt is some sort of social creation. he speaks of religion and guilt. this is true. with religion comes a lot of guilt. since religion is a type of societal manifestation, this part of guilt makes sense. we become ingraned with these notions of our beliefs that they being to 'take over' our feelings, our actions if you will.

but what about the person that has no religion. or doesn't rely on a 'higher' power to lead them. isn't someone able to feel guilt without these societal forces?

my answer would be yes. of course people are able to feel guilt without these influences being pressed upon them. this then is just a person feeling a greater responsibility than himself. a person who understands that others are affected by their own actions. my actions have consequences, past what i may feel. this feeling of guilt goes beyond myself, but rather to 'others' also. and it becomes more than just 'what other people will think of me', but rather a 'caring' of other people. russell spoke of this...a morality that moves beyond yourself.

[shalom...]

i am on a...

code red. no coffee in the house. so i went out to grab a cup from mickey d's, never mind that i passed the big bird. i stopped there to also get a sandwich. also never mind that their coffee isn't that great at all. in retrospect i should have gone to d.d., or starbucks; which brings me to my point.

as i left mickey d's, i noticed all the old guys sitting around drinking coffee, and talking sports, and such. and i couldn't help but wonder...these guys have been doing this how long? quite a long time. before anyone heard of starbucks. so i wonder, when our generation gets to be that age, will we be sitting around the local starbucks drinking coffee, talking sports? does it become a generational thing?

things to look forward to.

[shalom...]