04-15-2009, 01:37 PM
I think it's vital to keep the labels as neutral as possible, as we are using labels here. "Trying to understand evil" is different from "trying to understand STS", or even "trying to understand the STS-polarized entity". All we need to do to understand STS is look inside of ourselves, as has already been pointed out.
Another reason to keep evil out of it is that evil is not necessarily motivated by STS. Just look at the classic "I was just following orders", or STB (service to Boss). It could be purely STS (I follow orders because I want to advance and become the Boss), or STwhat? (I do this because I love the Boss and believe in his vision of a brave new world), or STfear (if I don't do this the Boss will kill me, and I'm not prepared to die for my beliefs). Nor is STO necessarily "good" (kill a chicken to feed the child... kill a ... to protect it).
I have spent a good deal of time trying to understand "evil", and I think I've reached my limits for now. I'm kinda happy to have those limits. I have found that I don't really need to understand in order to accept, release, and love. Maybe understanding will follow.
Onwards with STJ (service to joy)
Another reason to keep evil out of it is that evil is not necessarily motivated by STS. Just look at the classic "I was just following orders", or STB (service to Boss). It could be purely STS (I follow orders because I want to advance and become the Boss), or STwhat? (I do this because I love the Boss and believe in his vision of a brave new world), or STfear (if I don't do this the Boss will kill me, and I'm not prepared to die for my beliefs). Nor is STO necessarily "good" (kill a chicken to feed the child... kill a ... to protect it).
I have spent a good deal of time trying to understand "evil", and I think I've reached my limits for now. I'm kinda happy to have those limits. I have found that I don't really need to understand in order to accept, release, and love. Maybe understanding will follow.
Onwards with STJ (service to joy)