Comments on: The ethics of an old man mowing http://gorey.com.au/archives/3587 Random thoughts and observations Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:37:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael http://gorey.com.au/archives/3587/comment-page-1#comment-49706 Michael Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:44:29 +0000 http://gorey.com.au/?p=3587#comment-49706 I left myself open to those comments, I suppose, Ebony. I might invite you to start an Agony Aunt column for the paper, where you can answer moral questions and give life coaching. Dear Ebony ... has a certain ring about it. I left myself open to those comments, I suppose, Ebony.

I might invite you to start an Agony Aunt column for the paper, where you can answer moral questions and give life coaching.

Dear Ebony … has a certain ring about it.

]]> By: Ebony Jackson http://gorey.com.au/archives/3587/comment-page-1#comment-49693 Ebony Jackson Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:32:02 +0000 http://gorey.com.au/?p=3587#comment-49693 I think you feel an obligation to attend to your empathy instinct to have unconditional positive regard for another human being. This is a good sign! you have been given and know how to use the basic skills to care for another. However, although you have expressed a concern about the man mowing, your need to not want to get involved with anything that would come at personal cost or effort, makes you human Michael. I imagine Freud would be over the moon psycho-analysing this scenario....your mum is probably to blame for you being anally retentive? I think you feel an obligation to attend to your empathy instinct to have unconditional positive regard for another human being.
This is a good sign! you have been given and know how to use the basic skills to care for another.
However, although you have expressed a concern about the man mowing, your need to not want to get involved with anything that would come at personal cost or effort, makes you human Michael. I imagine Freud would be over the moon psycho-analysing this scenario….your mum is probably to blame for you being anally retentive?

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