THE TYRANNY of the POSITIVE!

There is much to be said for feeling good, yeah! There is much to be said about doing good, yeah!

However, when it comes to thinking about good, I feel a reservation.

We hear the echo frequently: THINK POSITIVE!

We have a redundant echo in Hebrew of "EIN B'AYA"---or worse, "HAKOL B'SEDER"

The first means, "No problem"; the second, "Everything is O.K.."

These sentiments are canned and glued onto the tongues of every native Hebrew speaker------EVERY ONE!

Regardless of the circumstance, the oncoming situation, the terrifying result or undesirable outcome, the reply is glued onto the tongue. I find it insulting and derogatory since one cannot assume the sentiment of another. The "other" deserves to be heard!

There seems to be a bond which makes all events "B'seder"---O.K. or literally, "in order".

There is full negation of the many events and ideas here which are not B'seder!

There is the above spiritual dogma that has been embroidered onto the tongues of many, not only among Hebrew speakers, but here, the religious as well as the secular Jewish crowd takes this vow!

Living here where there is a great deal "Lo B'seder" (not O.K.), it seems we are not supposed to react to negative situations or social imbroglios.

This feels like tyranny of untruth!

So---allow me to recount that there is a lot going on that is not O.K. There is inequity with financial ability here as elsewhere---even though we are supposed to be "The Light unto the Nations " There are many shadows, not the least of them political and economic.

So let us let in the negative---and acknowledge the paucity of truth that has been advertised (not by all, of course!)

Please let me in on your thoughts,

MISS RHEINGOLD

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