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CAPABILITIES, NOT RIGHTS
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| | From: | Joseph H | | Subject: | CAPABILITIES, NOT RIGHTS | | Date: | 12 Dec 2004 12:36:36 -0800 |
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 | Tooly wrote:
I like Publius' treatment on 'value' here, for the reason that it
carries
the idea that 'value' can be, is in fact, 'created' and not a 'given
thing'
(not intrinsic to objects, but intrinsic to self). And of course, the
opposite would hold true, that it can, as well, be destroyed.
Here's a controversial notion. We hold our children so dear to us as
perhaps the greatest envaluement. Yet, even they remain 'objects' not
unlike any other object in our environment. To understand the 'value
of
value' itself, I think we need to go deeper to understand some
elements upon
which it is created and destroyed, and then to understand that
ultimately,
something stands with even more import over and above even our
children.
And this is, our mind.
For it is only there, in that creation, do we find the capacity to
'value'
anything else. Our capacity to "love and care" should be placed at
the very
top of our heap for endeavor to nurture, protect, enhance, induce, and
yes,
even contemplate.
Joseph H replies:
Well now, isn't that something! This is where I'm at: valuing what we
can do, valuing what we brought out of evolution, valuing what we can
finally see as the range of capacities available to the human being. I
say "finally" because, due to our lack of knowledge and prevailing
mindsets ( or orthodoxies), we were unable to see or to appraise these
abilities in the past. Now we may do both. It should give us plenty to
think about.
Without a lot of argument to keep the post short, 'suffering' is as
close a
word in our language that I can find that is the source of our
envaluement
of any object [correlated to labor, scarcity, rarety, even utility in
a
close way, one and all]. We suffer the most for the things which we
desire/need the greatest, in combination to how easy it is to obtain
[or
not].
Hmmmm...Know what you're saying. All too true: we only value when we
lose. Prefer, though, to inculcate a more positive tone of valuation.
Can be done. Has been done. We may see ourselves anew.
Best wishes
Joseph H
www.humanisation.org
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