| Dwelling on the Negative -
07-31-2007, 12:15 PM
'Dwelling on the negative' has (often) become a (misplaced) cliche - and a deterring admonishment, for not thinking or speaking of disturbing issues. 'Giving the negative more energy'... ('Contributing to and encouraging the problem').
There is after all, a time, place and circumstance for such an advisory.
On the other hand, it is the moral and professional interest and duty of, say, firemen, not only to dwell upon the negative, but also to very categorically and physically study and address it. The same thing with policemen and doctors, therapists, repairmen and troubleshooters ('whistleblowers') of every description. A real problem will not generally be resolved, if - regardless of context - a (so called 'enlightened') policy of ignoring it becomes the dominant (unqualified) paradigm.
Regards,
- RP
(George Berkeley, 1710) ... lay the beginning in a distinct explication of what is meant by thing, reality, existence: for in vain shall we dispute concerning the real existence of things, or pretend to any knowledge thereof, so long as we have not fixed the meaning of those words. "All things come out of the one and the one out of all things." - Heraclitus "Reality is an illusion - albeit a persistent one." - Einstein "Particles give me a headache." - Ibid |