Love the difference

Dec 14, 2005 20:12

C.J. Jung’s main ideas accentuate that we’re as much to blame for being evil as our history is. Because we ignore our past and happen to “other” it we quickly forget that we contain the same seed of evil so to speak as our past humans. Just because we have “advancements in administration of justice, in medicine and in technology” doesn’t mean we’ve progressed far from the evil of history. Jung believes this self destructive evil manifests itself in the invention of the nuclear fission and fusion of atoms. Even though we are conscious of this evil nowadays we are not combating it. This is where he takes us back to our ability to scapegoat others rather than discover ourselves. These ideas tie in soundly with my definition of integrity. To be complete one must know themselves, including their darkest side. For instance, I realize that I am naturally inclined to shrug any human being off that are not my close friends, and possibly even ignore pain they might be experiencing. I must work with my consciousness of this to override the urge to ignore and give another human being what they need in any situation. It is a large part of my definition of integrity to cease “cloaking with deceptive colors a very different inner world of darkness.” as Jung puts it. It is also essential to realize that friendship will never solely be based on likeness or perfection. Jung says that perfection doesn’t require friendship; it is imperfection and weakness that require support of friends. I would not be complete without friends. Because of this, I must be tolerant and conscious that friendship manifests itself in weakness and imperfection. This is perhaps part of the reason why I argue and debate so much more with close friends than I ever would with an acquaintance. To sum it up, love is essential inside integrity , you must see difference as strength.
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