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January 2006 
Cowards to Our Rationalizations
Posted on Jan 21st, 2006
by 
Steve
Steve
Are we taking our own advice - how is it that we give our children such good advice and can't act on it ourselves? When we were kids - we also received great advice.
What's going on that we can't take our own (some of it great) advice?
Children are told
To give not just to take
If we were all children
You know the world
Will be a better place
To give not just to take
If we were all children
You know the world
Will be a better place
Marvin Gaye Lyrics ‘Piece of Clay'
Is it the way it is delivered or does the world get in the road - like the someone said "well I had this life planned and then life happened to me"
We tell our kids to play nice - to share, to stand up for the weak, to respect their elders, well you and I know roughly what is on that list - do we all do it? - How do we get compromised?
I think we become ‘cowards to our rationalizations' - we let them bully us - manipulate - and cajole us - that's my theory anyway.
AND let's remember this......
Michael: Don't knock rationalization. Where would we be without it? I don't know anyone who can get through the day without two or three juicy rationalizations. They're more important than sex.
Sam: Aw, come on! Nothing's more important than sex.
Michael: Oh yeah? Have you ever gone a week without a rationalization?
- - Jeff Goldblum & Tom Berenger, Lawrence Kasden's The Big Chill
Well - I'm off to have a mighty good rationalization! (Third one this morning)
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Thanks for sharing. You’ve inspired me to do two overdue things: Add more Marvin Gaye to my Real Rhapsody playlist and add the Big Chill to my Netflix queue. :)
well that’s cool Jon - glad to be of service! actually I found that Gaye track on the sound track for Phenomenon the movie that starred John Travolta - other great tracks on that
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