--- Ladies and Gentlemen.

[yjk]

<?>---said;
“Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and
you help them to become what they are capable of being.”

[Truthslave]

Post by yjk
<?>---said;
“Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and
you help them to become what they are capable of being.”

Nice, but can you see how this can work both ways?

Expectation seeds behavior on all sides of that expectation.
We are a product of the group, its rare for an individual
to defy the overwhelming will of the group. Rare but not
impossible.

[Smiler]

Post by yjk
<?>---said;
"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and
you help them to become what they are capable of being."

Who decides "what they ought to be"?

[Yap]

Post by Smiler

Post by yjk
<?>---said;
"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and
you help them to become what they are capable of being."

Who decides "what they ought to be"?

Indeed....a though question for the fundamentalists and religionists !
They are the defining group.

Post by Smiler
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Smiler,
The godless one. a.a.# 2279
All gods are tailored to order. They're made to
exactly fit the prejudices of their believers.

[ZisntZ]

Post by yjk
<?>---said;
“Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them
to become what they are capable of being.”

treat people as if they were what you ought to be and help them become
something you are not.