imposing values == rejection?
Kyle Brooks
hey.
again, i am a 16 year old.
i'm not sure why if someone tries to impose their values on me, i
would reject them.
for example, if a school staff tried to impose their values of
religion on me by forcing me to read the bible, i would say no. but
why?
- kyle
again, i am a 16 year old.
i'm not sure why if someone tries to impose their values on me, i
would reject them.
for example, if a school staff tried to impose their values of
religion on me by forcing me to read the bible, i would say no. but
why?
- kyle
Sylvia Toyama
again, i am a 16 year old.
I'm not sure why if someone tries to impose their values on me, I would reject them.
for example, if a school staff tried to impose their values of religion on me by forcing me to read the bible, i would say no. but why?
*****
You'd say no if those values didn't ring true for your life, your experience. Because values are subjective, no reason is needed. Your right to your sovereignty over your own soul and spirituality -- or even a choice for a lack of soul and spirituality-- is your own. Those who insist we must give a reason for our rejection of their belief system can only speak for their own hearts and minds -- they don't get to own yours.
Sylvia
---------------------------------
Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us.
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
I'm not sure why if someone tries to impose their values on me, I would reject them.
for example, if a school staff tried to impose their values of religion on me by forcing me to read the bible, i would say no. but why?
*****
You'd say no if those values didn't ring true for your life, your experience. Because values are subjective, no reason is needed. Your right to your sovereignty over your own soul and spirituality -- or even a choice for a lack of soul and spirituality-- is your own. Those who insist we must give a reason for our rejection of their belief system can only speak for their own hearts and minds -- they don't get to own yours.
Sylvia
---------------------------------
Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us.
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Pamela Sorooshian
>Coercion feels bad and leads to active resistance, passive
> I'm not sure why if someone tries to impose their values on me, I
> would reject them.
>
> for example, if a school staff tried to impose their values of
> religion on me by forcing me to read the bible, i would say no. but
> why?
resistance, apathy, or a giving up of our personal autonomy and sense
of self in acceptance of someone else's absolute authority over us.
Healthy individuals resist.
-pam
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[email protected]
In a message dated 10/1/2007 7:49:30 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
anotequaltob@... writes:
hey.
again, i am a 16 year old.
i'm not sure why if someone tries to impose their values on me, i
would reject them.
for example, if a school staff tried to impose their values of
religion on me by forcing me to read the bible, i would say no. but
why?
- kyle
___________________________________
Kyle, for ME, it was due to the feeling of being forced that made me want to
run away, screaming into the night :)
Karen
************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
anotequaltob@... writes:
hey.
again, i am a 16 year old.
i'm not sure why if someone tries to impose their values on me, i
would reject them.
for example, if a school staff tried to impose their values of
religion on me by forcing me to read the bible, i would say no. but
why?
- kyle
___________________________________
Kyle, for ME, it was due to the feeling of being forced that made me want to
run away, screaming into the night :)
Karen
************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]