In response to my article on S2, I’ve gotten several critical emails that accuse me of being too soft, too unrealistic. Usually the senders talk about how the Second Superpower doesn’t have enough missiles and such. Well, we may not have missles, but my guess is we definitely have the best massages. And we may not be tops in inflicting trauma, but we definitely have the edge in healing it. The serious point is that it is very difficult to build a society out of traumatized, emotionally-scarred people. You need a lot of command and control. On the other hand, one can envision a society that invests in education and in personal and spiritual growth–and that focuses on pleasure rather than pain–might be organized with a much lighter hand.
Along this line, this weekend I participated in a very special personal growth workshop from an organization called PRH (The initials are for Personnalite et Relations Humaines) that originated in France (ah, thank the French!) but is now available worldwide. Part psychology, part spirituality, it reminded me of the kinds of resources we have available to us for healing and for increasing joy.
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Scof // Apr 8th 2003 at 2:02 am
Is the PRH kind of like the Landmark foundation or something similarly stoic in nature? Teaching you to be aware and actively examine your life and your choices? Just curiosu, Personal growth is always good! Myself I try to remember to trust God’s will and abide by the golden rule — but whatever you do, it’s always good to keep it simple eh? That goes for the second superpower too. though I still contend the second superpower is the first superpower…
Simon Fodden // Apr 8th 2003 at 10:47 am
It’s “missiles” with two i’s. Say it like the Brits – “miss-isles” – and you’ll remember.