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Enneagram Type 4 Board Archive for pseudonamePosted by johnmerrick on September 28, 1999 at 11:20:28: In Reply to: Re: the aristocrat, the bohemian, and thoughts on chicken soup posted by PseudoName on September 27, 1999 at 22:20:31: if your point is merely that you still possess a free will, no matter where you are, then you are correct. however, you give the impression that this is cause for hope for all people...that because you have a free will, you can do whatever you want to with your life. my "logic" is nothing but pure...if your choices are limited, your free will will not take you to the places that it can take others. it's very simple, really. what can the starving child master? i suppose he can tell himself, "hey, starving isn't so bad, after all, i've still got the hot sun beating down on me and well fed reporters taking pictures of my naked body. and i've got lots to look forward to...if i just pray hard enough, maybe i'll die and be put out of my misery!" do you really think he can tell himself something that will make it bearable? just because he is the master of his own mind does not put him on equal footing with everyone else in the world. i agree that happiness is not dependent on external circumstances -- AS LONG AS BASIC NEEDS ARE BEING MET. if basic needs are not being met, there is no potential for future happiness, since one in that state is DYING. how can one possibly argue with that? would you be happy knowing that your choices included either dying on your knees or dying upright? i realize that everyone has choices...but that's not the point. the point is that not everyone has equal opportunities, and if you think they do, you are completely blind.
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