12 February 1997
                               Added to and Issued 30 March 1997


        RI-809i  '"The Stronger One" - Simple Ethics'


from Ambassador for Mankind


Message # RI-809i for Internet




When you are stronger than another,
  then you help the other to also become stronger.

This is the only ethical measurement
 of whether someone IS stronger than another.



I am very sorry to tell you
 that life is NOT a football-game, or a boxing-game,
   where someone is "stronger than another"
    when he makes the other lose a contest,
    when he makes the other weaker.


The concept of being stronger,
  and
 the way of determining whether someone is stronger,
  has been very thoroughly perverted.


'Being stronger' also does not mean
  'doing the work of others FOR others',
    as a way of avoiding the - much harder - work
     of correctly and ethically applying
      the concept of 'being stronger'.




The correct concept more precisely is:

   When one is stronger
     one helps anyone, friend or foe [enemy],
      also when he displays evil [non-survival, anti-survival] intentions.

   One does NOT smash him, but helps him:

     By observing his good intentions,
       especially the good intentions
        which he believes he has lost
        but which are there nevertheless,
     by observing his evil intentions,
     by indicating to him his good and his evil intentions,
     by making it easier for him to execute his good intentions,
     by hindering him from executing an evil intention,
       in a kind, friendly and understanding way.



I don't smash Suppressive Persons, I help them.

This is normal, decent behavior
  which anyone basically - even if deep down -
   knows very well to be true.
 It is what Christians call "good Christian behavior".



When one is a strong person
  according to this correct ethical concept,
 one also would be willing to recognize
   a person who is stronger than oneself, and
 one of course also helps those
   who are stronger than oneself
     - knowing the help given to them
        will be returned to oneself and multiplied.



Having won a boxing-match or a football-game
 only measures and proves that one 'has won a match'.

That that concept or measurement of
 "being stronger", or "being the strongest" is entirely false,
   is clarified by the fact
    that a Suppressive Person can easily be the winner in a match.
 But, a Suppressive Person is a very weak person indeed
  who compulsively has to obliterate "opponents".
    (see http://Art-Org.com/ri-bulletins/usp.htm)




When you ARE stronger than another,
 then you help the other - also when he is an opponent -
  to become stronger.
   (see RI-487i 'Dialogue: On Enemies and Hostility' of 20 Feb 1996
        http://Art-Org.com/ri-bulletins/ri-487i.htm )


This will eventually make him into a teammate,
 as you, no doubt, can imagine.
   (see RI-058Ri 'Fair Game Series - Treatment of Enemies' of 1 Jan 1995
        http://Art-Org.com/ri-bulletins/ri-058ri.htm )



Koos Nolst Trenite - Ambassador for Mankind

Copyright 1997 by Koos Nolst Trenite


Personal Web-page:
  http://ArtOrg.com


Personal Web-Library:
  http://Art-Org.com



References (available at the Library "http://Art-Org.com"):

   (about leadership and society)

  RI-705i  'Society Resurgence, Use of Rules' of 9 Oct 1996
  RI-750i  'Crimes are not motivated by money' of 1 Dec 1996

  RI-602i  'Definition of Power' of 20 June 1996

  RI-543i  'Dictators' of 22 July 1994, issued 2 May 1996
  RI-514Ri 'Confessionals and Blackmail - VERY IMPORTANT' 16 Mar 96


   (about understanding and handling enemies and criminals)

  RI-058Ri 'Fair Game Series - Treatment of Enemies' of 1 Jan 95
  RI-646i  'FACING those who are mean or dishonest' of 31 July 1996

  RI-487i  'Dialogue: On Enemies and Hostility' of 20 Feb 1996
  RI-535i  '"An Enemy of my Enemy is my Friend" = INSANE' of 10 Apr 1996

  RI-805i  '"Team-mates are not suppressive" and Alan C. Walter' of 16 Mar 97
  RI-805i-A 'Alan C. Walter confirms his evil doctrine' of 26 Mar 97
  RI-782Si  'Alan C. Walter and Unpleasant Truths (Short version)' 18 Jan 97


   (about sanity)

  RI-449i  'A Rule For Freedom' of 14 Jan 1996
  RI-714i  'State of Sanity, Definition of' of 24 Oct 1996
  RI-537i  'The Right to Demand Awareness' of 15 Apr 1996


   (about RI-Bulletins)

  RI-380Ri 'Obtaining Truth from the RI-Bulletins' of 1 Nov 1995
  RI-50RQi 'RI-xxxi series Archive - Content and Use' 28 Dec 94
               Revised and Replaced on 6 March 1996


These and other RI-Bulletins can well be obtained here - or

    at the Library of Koos' writings on
         http://Art-Org.com

    or (also accessible with WWW-browser) at
         ftp://thetics.europa.com/outgoing/adams/RI