What is sweet to one person may cause bitterness for another. Not everyone finds the same things sweet and bitter.
We're all human. At some level, the things we want and need are the same. To deny that is to deny the humanity of other persons.
We're not really that different, even if you have to back away from the day-to-day lives in order to see the themes that move through all human cultures and all human lives.
Perhaps the bitter should be celebrated, because without it we could not recognize the sweet.
The bitter should be acknowledged for making the sweet sweeter. I believe putting it on a pedestal to be worshipped and encouraged only leads to more bitterness. Since the object (of my life, at least) is to increase the sweet for myself and all the people around me, I'd rather not encourage behaviors that lead people to be cruel, cynical or thoughtless.
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Date: 2004-07-23 10:19 am (UTC)We're all human. At some level, the things we want and need are the same. To deny that is to deny the humanity of other persons.
We're not really that different, even if you have to back away from the day-to-day lives in order to see the themes that move through all human cultures and all human lives.
Perhaps the bitter should be celebrated, because without it we could not recognize the sweet.
The bitter should be acknowledged for making the sweet sweeter. I believe putting it on a pedestal to be worshipped and encouraged only leads to more bitterness. Since the object (of my life, at least) is to increase the sweet for myself and all the people around me, I'd rather not encourage behaviors that lead people to be cruel, cynical or thoughtless.
Just my two cents.