Re: talking about coercion
James,
you wrote:
>>I still have a resentment about the religious training I recieved as a
child. [..] First, this resentment has been the driving force that made me look
beyond
the experience I had in childhood. If I had been satisfied with what I was
taught I would not have been the intellectually curious person that brought
me to this point. <<
>>I don't know if that is a blessing or a curse..., <<
a blessing, for sure. (the curse remains theirs, doesn't it? you ran off with
the blessing)
>>but I like the controversy my resentment has introduced into my life. I would
not
be communicating with the people on this list were it not so.
The second view I would like to express is that my resentment is involved
with the fact that my parents did not give me a "choice". I did not choose
between options. There was only one acceptable choice. That "choice" was to
accept what was shoved down my throat (or, colloquially, up my ass) or
suffer the consequences. <<
>>I did not accept what they offered and HAVE suffered the consequences,
which thoroughly delight me. Long live resentment!<<
Right!
Feed coercion to children and they'll search for freedom, whatever the name:
curiosity, choice, whatever.
Kind Regards,
Rene Duba