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12-28-2009, 04:05 PM | #26 | |
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The word Brother and Sister got a completeley new meaning to me very recently so are many other "ordinary" words. |
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12-28-2009, 04:15 PM | #27 | |
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12-28-2009, 04:26 PM | #28 |
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What a great idea...
i have always seen every human as a brother or sister. i can already sense a change in attitude around me.. in society. the anger that was present a few years ago seems to be abating .. There is a sense of belonging that is developing. To all my Brothers and Sisters, i love you. |
12-28-2009, 09:20 PM | #29 |
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Yeah... it's the hippies I live among. To say that it makes people uncomfortable is a sweeping statement. It might make you uncomfortable but not all people. It does not have a negative effect on me at all. I rather like it... maybe because I resonate with it and the people that I am around use it with honesty. I think you are right about the masses needing more of a jolt but I won't discount the idea just because it's on a small scale. Little things when added together can make a big difference. It certainly fosters good feelings within communities and social groups.
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12-28-2009, 09:22 PM | #30 |
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the subject matter, if I am correct, is changing titles for the benefit of more peaceful, loving world.
Though it's a nice idea and many do prefer the title of brother/sister to Mr. Mrs. Miss, Ms. I would have to decline the offer. First there are other cultures in the world and Mr/Mrs isn't always used. Also, I don't call my own brother and sister...brother or sister...I call them by their given names. There is no reason not to call a person by their given name. When addressing a mass of people then their are a number of suitable options depending on the subject, the talker and addressee. In a church is rather acceptable to use the term "Brothers and Sisters." For everyone in the church considers them self a child of god and thus everyone is brothers and sisters. In a family sense. Which brings me to one of the reasons I do care for relabeling titles of Mr/Mrs/Miss to brother and sisters. It's sounds like a church gathering. I see no reason not to simply call people by their names. the titles were used to differentiate status in the relationships. Mr Smith was traditionally the head of the family. Mrs. Smith was the co-pilot. Miss Smith indicated an unmarried woman or girl. Ms Smith indicates a women who chooses not to disclose her status. Some people, such myself would find it rather insulting to be called "sister" for I am a mother and homemaker and I earned that title of Mrs/Ms. I can choose either title unlike my poor hubby who is stuck with just Mr. |
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In other relations you may observe people telling someone that he is a really good person because they are actually scared of him and are afraid that he might hurt them. It's like an affirmation. If I tell you you are good you will hopefully become good if you weren't already. |
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01-01-2010, 06:55 PM | #32 |
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01-01-2010, 07:10 PM | #33 |
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Right, I think the key thing in this is to raise our awareness of the desirability of addressing our fellow human beings thusly and make an effort of doing it as often as we can. By that I mean, we shouldn't attempt it towards people who are not likely at all to be receptive or appreciative of such a gesture, and we shouldn't feel bad about not doing it there and then either. Also, when we are among a crowd where this is comme il faut we do it naturally and hopefully, in time, automatically. Where we can make the world change is being a "proselyte" among the more ordinary people, i.e. use the terms when we don't feel we're just "doing as the Romans do" but where our action may make people reflect on "how cool it is that he just called him or her brother or sister". In order to be able to "live the gospel" like that in real life one would probably have to bolster one's motivation and intrepidness. Methods for doing that might be hanging around people who inspire you or meditating on doing it (intent).
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01-01-2010, 07:11 PM | #34 |
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It is also called "fake it until you make" and it is a formula with lots of supporters and also some detractors, I should think.
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01-01-2010, 07:29 PM | #35 | |
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well, i live(d) amongst "hippies", too, and we never called each other brother and sister - nor did we use mr., mrs., miss, some of the more militant among us may have started to use ms., i am not sure..... we called each other by our first names or nick-names... *** what i remember more distinctly is that we hugged a lot back then, whenever greeting or bidding adieu.... i liked that part of that reality *** as far as jolting the masses, i don't know what it will take since there is so much out there already - we will see, eh? |
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