Xah Lee wrote:
> The Sith Philosophy
>
> Fear leads to anger.
I have seen that. I also read once that an attacking German shepherd is
in a state of fear. Not sure how much consolation that is to the
attackee. Frustration is another good source of anger.
> Anger leads to hate.
> Hatred leads to power.
Nixon showed how hatred can lead to loss of power.
> Power leads to victory.
And then we die, after having had a not very good time in life. Happy
people do not hate. Hatred is a lousy feeling, tho I see the Sith have
an answer for that.
> Let your anger flow through you.
The Sith solution is to feel better by destroying the other, the
Buddhist solution is to sit until it becomes clear that this is all an
illusion so don't get too caught up in it. The hater has a weak mind and
allows the hated object to become their master in that they are now
spending all their time and energy on destroying the hated when they
could be down at the corner pub chatting up the lovely beer wench.
The Amish taught the world a lesson when the deranged guy killed all
those schoolgirls (before offing himself). They reached out to the
family of the killer and drew them in to their circle of sup****t, and
they taught the surviving Amish children not to hate the killer. Or in
modspeak, "Let it go." That was for their own sake, not the killer's.
> Your hate will make you strong.
> True power is only achieved through testing the limits of one's
> anger, passing through unscathed.
> Rage channeled through anger is unstoppable.
> The dark side of the Force offers unimaginable power.
Yeah, but how are we keeping score? The power only matters if one has to
destroy something, and one has to destroy something only if one is so
filled with hatred thay they cannot abide the existence of the hated.
The Sith Philosophy turns out to be nothng more than a circular
justification and glorification of a bad temper. Cue Dr. Phil.
> The dark side is stronger than the light.
Only locally. The weaker have ganged up in the form of society and laws
and police (their in-house bad guys) to manage the real bad guys.
> The weak deserve their fate.
Inheriting the Earth? Being happy and content with their loved ones,
with no interest in fighting fights? Sounds good.
> Although i live by love and knowledge, but I thrive by hatred. Hatred
> gives I a reason to live. Hatred gives me hope. Hatred enpowers me. It
> is hatred, indigence, defiance, that drove me to a quest for
> knowledge. It is hatred, of mother****ing lisping _idiots_ with PHD
> tattood to their faces, ...
That passage sounds more impotent than empowered. Anger rules us, it
does not give us power. Dressing it up in Sith Philosophy won't help.
Anger never helps a discussion or negotiation or collaboration. Anger
turns other people off, so it leads more to failure than victory because
many times other people hold the key to what we want. We often see
people acting out in public in a way that makes it clear they saw a
movie where someone threw a hissy fit and everyone snapped to attention
and did their bidding. The reality is that it goes the other way. Blow a
gasket and anyone around you will do as much as they can to make things
go harder for you. Handle misturns conspicuously well and you will be
amazed at the power a DMV clerk has to make your day go well.
If one is a fearful German shepherd who gets thru the day by terrifying
others, fine, but it is the tail-wagging retrievers who get their ears
scratched.
kt
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