open minds Community Group
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1. We don't listen to each other
2. Don't take responsibility
3. Too quick to judge
4. Don't spend enough time in the present moment
5. Too selfish
6. Indifference to suffering
7. Greedy and heedless
8. Lack of volition in the face of conditions as they exist
9. Lack of compassion
Years ago people seemed to be more aware of each other in their surrounding area or community. When i was little i remember people emptying their cupboards for a neighbour up the street or using each others phones. People didn't mind, no money was expected, if someone didn't have a phone, it wasn't seen as being cheeky to pop up to the nearest neighbour who had a phone. I cant imagine someone doing that now, fair enough most people have phones. But you wouldn't dream of popping to your neighbours house if you didn't. What happened to that ? Now being aware of just that i try to get to know my neighbours. I send them christmas cards, say hi etc. Mind you I'm looking i live next to some lovely people which makes so much easier
2. Don't take responsibility
3. Too quick to judge
4. Don't spend enough time in the present moment
5. Too selfish
6. Indifference to suffering
7. Greedy and heedless
8. Lack of volition in the face of conditions as they exist
9. Lack of compassion
10. No empathy/sympathy
11. No sense of community
2. Don't take responsibility
3. Too quick to judge
4. Don't spend enough time in the present moment
5. Too selfish
6. Indifference to suffering
7. Greedy and heedless
8. Lack of volition in the face of conditions as they exist
9. Lack of compassion
10. No empathy/sympathy
11. No sense of community
12. No sense of enviromental reponsibility (stewardship/good husbandry)
thgat may just be me
2. Don't take responsibility
3. Too quick to judge
4. Don't spend enough time in the present moment
5. Too selfish
6. Indifference to suffering
7. Greedy and heedless
8. Lack of volition in the face of conditions as they exist
9. Lack of compassion
10. No empathy/sympathy
11. No sense of community
12. No sense of enviromental reponsibility (stewardship/good husbandry)
13. Not aggressive enough.
14. need to give more
15. need to care more
16. need to be less tempermental
Not enough people smoke pot....
Believing in a monotheistic religion....
Religion in general.
The only thing I see is wrong with man-kind is that we haven't evolved far enough yet. We humans are still animals and asked to donduct ourselves like non-animals.
We really have to pat ourselves on the back we've come a long way, but I believe any human if pushed far enough reverts back to our survival mode and it will always be "survival of the fittest."
So we all have flaws and we can all list stuff about ourselves and others that we don't like, but in the skeme of things, I think we're doing pretty good, at least I don't lick my own ass!
2. Don't take responsibility
3. Too quick to judge
4. Don't spend enough time in the present moment
5. Too selfish
6. Indifference to suffering
7. Greedy and heedless
8. Lack of volition in the face of conditions as they exist
9. Lack of compassion
10. No empathy/sympathy
11. No sense of community
12. No sense of enviromental reponsibility (stewardship/good husbandry)
13. Not aggressive enough.
14. need to give more
15. need to care more
16. need to be less tempermental
17. In need of female, pot-smoking, areligious leader
18. Need to work on the evolving thing
19. Need to be grateful we no longer lick our own butts.
19a. Need to work on the ass-kissing thing, though ... (N.B.: or is that a sign of higher evolution?)