30 January 1996



        RI-471i  'Two Ways of Analyzing Life-situations'


from Ambassador for Mankind (Ron's Inspector)


Message # RI-471i for Internet




There are two different ways
 of analyzing things
  which seem to be similar or the same.


One way is
 to collect the data and the viewpoints
  that you and other people
   have on some subject or some situation,
 and
 then you figure out
  that what all have in common
   AND which makes sense
   AND which explains the situation or the subject.


This is what normal history books
 (that means: those who write history books) do.

This is what normal, sane people do.

This is what some
 not so very successful
  managers of industry or
  politicians or
  philosophers
   do.



How come this very sane thing to do
 is NOT sufficient
  for being a very successful manager of industry?

How come this very sane thing to do
 - the ability to collect relevant data,
   the willingness to see and respect
    the viewpoint of others -
 is NOT sufficient
  for being a successful politician?

How come this very sane thing to do
 - the ability and desire
    to evaluate data and
    to establish common agreements and
    to make people see that they actually
     have much of their seemingly opposing viewpoints
      in common -
 how come
  this is NOT sufficient
   for a successful philosopher?



Well, there are two ways of analyzing things.
   (That means, there are two ways which I want to
     point out and show to be different.
     Of course there are
      as many ways of analyzing things
       as there are independent people who analyze.)


The other way of analyzing things
 ALSO includes
  collecting the relevant data and
  getting the viewpoints of others
   on a subject or situation
    which you are examining.

But now you DON'T GO FOR WHAT THEY HAVE IN COMMON.

You DON'T GO FOR WHAT EXPLAINS AND UNITES
 ALL THESE DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS.

(Going for and explaining
 what unites all these different viewpoints,
  that's PHYSICAL SCIENCE, you see.)


People and their activities
 are NOT physical science,
  they are spiritual science.



So let's come to this other way of analyzing things.

The other way is:

Collecting data and viewpoints, and
 understanding these, and
  then looking at the PURPOSE you want to achieve.

That is to say, sanely,
 the PURPOSE you want others to achieve.

And to explain 'sanely' further:
 A sane person has for others the PURPOSE
  that they
   do follow - and are allowed and able to work towards -
    their own native, self-chosen purposes.



Now you could see already
 that, (in the first way of analyzing)
  with finding and using the common viewpoint
   that explains what happened or
   explains what very different things people think,
  we don't get very far.

For example,
 a "common" viewpoint is
  that
   'war is unavoidable
    but that we try to postpone its outbreak
     as long as possible,
    and that everyone endures its atrocities
     as best as he can'.

You read this kind of thing
  in history books,
  in newspapers,
 and probably also
  in the memoirs (autobiography, or written down
   own memories of one's present lifetime)
   of many politicians.

And I am talking about
 very sane people
  with good intentions
   for Mankind,
  with a high liking for others and
  a good ability to understand others.


My point is that it is not high ENOUGH.


The higher way of analyzing things includes PURPOSE.

A sane PURPOSE brings life.

And a sane purpose is
 to enable others
  to follow their
   native purposes and
   native interests.




Koos Nolst Trenite - Ambassador for Mankind

Copyright 1996 by Koos Nolst Trenite


 references:
  RI-0i    'Current Ethics' of 30 June 1994
  RI-288i  'The Main Evil Purpose' of 15 Oct 1995
  RI-260i  'Comparative Religion' of 19 Aug 1995

  RI-73i  'On Scientology Ethics' of 26 Jan 1995
  RI-83i  'The Right to Study and Apply Scientology' 16 Jun 94
  RI-242Ri 'Being There - Freedom to Act' of 22 July 1995
  RI-235i  'Handling people with Understanding' of 14 July 1995

  RI-58i   'Fair Game Series - Treatment of Enemies' of 1 Jan 95
  RI-269i  'How to Handle Irresponsible People. (GOLD!)' 26 Sep 95

  RI-217i  'Choosing Sides - As Ethics' of 24 Jun 1995
  RI-263i  'Two Responses to Being Helped' of 20 Aug 1995
  RI-391i  'Cleaning up the Internet further' of 24 Sept 1995

  RI-10i   'Confronting a Suppressive' of 12 Oct 1994
  RI-14i   'SPs in Scientology's Safe Space' of 23 Oct 1994
  RI-24i   'Definition of 'PTS' - IMPORTANT' of 19 Nov 1994
  RI-53i   'Past Life Criminals and Scn Ethics' of 29 July 1994

  RI-90i   'The Intention of a Suppressive' of 9 Oct 1994
  RI-123i  'Use of the "Suppressive Person"-concept' 25 Mar 95
  RI-134i  'The Suppressive Person who "is now Good"' 21 Aug 94
  RI-311i  'Why SP's are put in charge of maintaining Ethics' 2 Oct 95
  RI-444i  'The Practice of "SP-declares"' of 5 Jan 1996



  RI-50RPi 'RI-xxxi series Archive - The Future' of 28 Dec 1994
              Revised and Replaced on 12 November 95

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