RF Motivations and Behavior ... Interesting Observation / Theory - What do you guys think?

[Guest guest]

Interesting, Erica. Actually, I've observed partially the same and partially

the opposite:

 

On one hand, many people come into RF because they are a mess and have

" tried everything " (whatever that clause could ever possibly mean). In this

sense, yes, many are very self-focused, exhibit little or no regard IN

THEIR BEHAVIOR / CHOICES for the larger world.

 

Example: people who debate about whether to buy organic based upon those

silly lists about which fruits and vegetables have the most/least spray or

the like. Many appear, at least to me, to have little or no awareness or

regard at all for the MESSAGE they send out with every penny they spend. And

there are always one or two people, in a list as large as this one, who are

ready to provide that nonsensical spray information at the drop of hat,

apparently mindless of the larger context in which we are all living.

 

But I distinguish between " selfish " and " self-centered " . When one feels

miserable, uncomfortable 7 days a week in his/her own skin, there is a

tendency for one's world to become very small indeed. This occurs, I

suspect, not so much because they are selfish, but because it feels rather

challenging to lift up their eyes more than 3 feet in front of themselves,

so to speak.

 

I genuinely believe that each of us is doing his/her best in every present

moment. If any of us COULD do better, then by definition, we WOULD do

better.

 

So in fact, while I do see a FEW who exhibit that obsession of which you

speak, more commonly I observe people struggling simply to lift up their

eyes and see.

 

Make sense?

 

Best,

Elchanan

_____

 

Erica [schoolofrawk]

Friday, October 12, 2007 2:08 PM

rawfood

[Raw Food] Interesting Observation / Theory - What do you guys

think?

 

 

Okay, earlier I mentioned that SOME, not all, raw foodists seem to have

this really selfish obsession with ideal, perfect health that seems to

override even things like ethics and preventing global warming so that

there can even BE a future, etc. They almost have an unyielding

obsession with perfect health. It seems to me that Health, when

achieved, is still but a vehicle, and not the prime focus. Kind of like

the whole " eat to live, don't live to eat " deal.