Diamonds and Crystals

For a Christian,there are, strictly speaking,no chances. A secret Master of the Ceremonies has been at work,Christ,who said to the disciples,"Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you,"can truly say to every group of Christian friends," You have not chosen one another but I have chosen you for one another." ... At this feast it is he who has spread the board,and it is he who has chosen the guests.
C.S. Lewis,
The Four Loves

The I,Self,or executive function that pursues happiness must be able to regulate and shape the innate human capacities of thinking and emotions. But an older ideal of dominating the lower animalistic body and emotions no longer fits the evolutionary story.

A " higher" rational soul does not achieve self-regulation simply by dominating,suppressing or detaching from the "lower" irrational,physical,and emotional functions of the human being.  If you create more smiles,you get more happiness.

You achieve immediate satisfaction and in the long run you gain more reliable friends. However,friends made by money are not genuine friends. Only friends made through human affection are genuine.

The reverence of God

I will pass through all thy flock today, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats and of shall be my hire, so shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, but the God of my fathers hath been with me and ye know that with all my power I hath served father God which art in heaven...


In order to understand the meaning of dialogical practice we have to put aside the simplistic understanding of dialogue as a mere technique dialogue does not represent a somewhat false path that I attempt to elaborate on and realize in the sense of involving the ingenuity of the other, on the contrary dialogue characterizes an epistemological relationship. 


Thus, in this sense, dialogue is a way of knowing and should never be viewed as a mere tactic to involve students in a particular task we have to make this point very clear. I engage in dialogue not necessarily because I like the other person I engage in dialogue because I recognize the social and not merely the individualistic character of the knowing. 


In this sense, dialogue presents itself as an indispensable component of the process of both learning and knowing.The God of rock in him put your trust he is your shield and the horn of salvation, high tower, and refuge,saviour, I will call on the lord, who is worthy to be praised. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.