The Conditioning Treatment

I like to say that I'm in good shape for the shape I'm in, which isn't saying much. Then again, brain science tells us that the mind fills in the blanks left by our partial sight. Hopefully, it's not filling in more than it should?!

The same, I believe, can be said for conditioning; conditioning, that is, that leads to thoughts that lead to words and actions. We evaluate life with/from what we think we know. Actually our knowledge, based on our experiences, is full of holes. Not only minds but computers, these days, determine what is a person's condition(age, weight, income, etc.) and fill in the blanks. Call them 'conditioners' that help to get a handle on people's complexity by taking short-cuts that save so much time and trouble.

You've heard the assessment, no doubt, that children learn what they live. If they live with criticism, they will learn to be critical of others. Well, child of God, we need to start doing the hard work of learning who others really are and what their life is really about if we're ever going to stop treating people like things.

Realize that taking mental short-cuts, whether we're aware of doing so or not, cuts others short of the full appreciation due them as God's greatest creation.