Posted by Dr. Bob on February 18, 2013, at 3:16:22 [reposted on February 18, 2013, at 3:16:55 | original URL]
In reply to Re: who is/are the Borg » Dr. Bob, posted by 10derheart on February 16, 2013, at 18:34:01
> > That's a great example of joining/feeling on the same page. Dinah didn't just feel 10der understood/communicated, she felt 10der had the same feeling she did.
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> But 10der and Dinah *did* have the same feeling. And Dinah expressed her delight in it, just as 10der has expressed the same delight in similar situations.
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> But Dr. Bob, it was a delight. Those moments of attunement are so rare and so unexpected that delight is the natural consequence.
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> Trying to program ourselves to come to that moment more often won't make the moments come more often. And it may rob the moments of the delight they naturally contain.
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> DinahI think that if people work on joining/not being alone, they won't be alone as often. Maybe sometimes, but not as often.
If they're alone less often, not being alone might not feel as delightful, but it would still be better than being alone.
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> > The Borg is involved now to explain and demonstrate this technique. Would it feel more comfortable if the Borg stepped back?
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> You appear to be casting *yourself* as the Borg. Did you think that's what I said or meant? I didn't.
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> 10derheartSorry, I jumped to another conclusion. Thanks for letting me know you didn't feel heard by me.
Bob
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