Giving Everything a Name is Nature of Education 1 comment

11 Dec 2015 @ 18:01, by Gerald Vest Giving Everything a Name is the Nature of Education—Even if Not in Existence By Gerald W. Vest, ACSW, LISW, LMT "When we cannot trust the stability or intensions of others, what freedom actually remains to us? We live in fear on the streets and in our homes; we lock our doors, instill fear in our children, and arm ourselves. In the name of our own personal freedom, we may feel compelled to demand stronger laws....And few of us would be happy living in a society where security and stability depended solely upon increased restrictions and every harsher enforcement of the law." Tarthang Tulku, Knowledge of Freedom - Time to Change, p. 50. We were told early on that using God’s name in vain will make us suffer and we will go to Hell…don’t remember the exact message given us by our adults—parents, teachers, coaches, preachers and others in charge and other religious beings assuming responsibility for our behavior and our manners; however, I have a different and less punishing question. What if we didn’t give our Creator and Creation a Name in the first place? Then, there could be no laws broken and no one ever gets put to death for not accepting “god’s rules” – beliefs, fear, prejudice and assumptions are only accepted and taught with “Religion’s Laws.” What is in the Name? Our sciences around the World are continually looking to find something New-Unique to identify and Name. Even if something can’t be seen or observed like our early creatures of all kinds, scientists extend their naming beyond our universe with telescopes and many invisible energies with a microscope. Our physical and social Anthropology can be very proud of its Work to learn about all of our Inhabitants physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, spiritually and how all is in total interaction and relationship with Nature and with others—and, with All that Is in Existence. Very adventurous professions to go everywhere and investigate how everything becomes developed, evolves and meets basic need requirements for living a complete life. Seems we humans are curious, can’t learn without naming everything and examining it to assure ourselves we are safe, secure and won’t be harmed. We are very delicate and sensitive beings physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually and socially as we witness and observe our life experiences as child, adolescent, young adult, adult and now elder. Seems that the names we give everything and everyone is to identify the changes that accompany them and us with measurements of Time. We and everything Physical has its own Time as introduced in our Particle and Metaphysical sciences…and, the Atom, not unlike Adam and Eve stories of uniting their body parts are to be introduced in concepts that are often considered anti-social…sexual encounters and the active and attractive energies uniting one another without judgment, fear, ignorance and prejudice. Everything, is just an expression of being, experiencing and especially with humans, feeling left out of life, health and relationships….so we had better maintain and support our vital energy with total honesty, openness, acceptance of All, while allowing total interaction, relationships and learning to interact and relate responsibly and respectfully as Human Beings. Note: Pic is Eleanor, my granddaughter born few days following loss of my Partner, Louise. Gerald W. Vest, ACSW/LISW/LMT Injured Warrior, TRICARE Provider--Individual, Couple, Family & Group Holistic & Integrative Health Practitioner & Professor Emeritus NMSU Las Cruces, NM 88005 Website: [link] 575.524.2379

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