I think membership and participation in a cultural system, as with membership and participation in a family, involves demands and compromises on the part of individuals. While some families and cultures are more just and loving than others, I do not believe it is possible to construct either a culture or a family that is perfectly loving and just. This is just part of life. It is only in ideas of heaven where such things are possible.
Which is not to say making changes and advocating justice and compassion are not worthwhile. But I do not see how heaven on earth can be achieved.
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Date: 2010-09-18 02:38 am (UTC)Which is not to say making changes and advocating justice and compassion are not worthwhile. But I do not see how heaven on earth can be achieved.