This line from Rumi feels painfully relevant for humanity right now: “Sit, be still, and listen, because you're drunk and we're at the edge of the roof.”
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I wouldn't say that it is "simply authoritarianism" ... but it is a command; issued from a *hopefully* wise, level-headed, logical leader/guide — toward someone who is not thinking clearly — acting against their best interests, or against the health of the society/environment.
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And both people can be you. It's a form of authority, although, upon being forced to confront one's own "drunkenness", I imagine they freely choose to sit. I respect your urge to root out coercion, and to replace it with intrinsic values, agency, sovereignty, interest, flow, etc
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One interpretation that comes to mind, the constant activity many of us feel compelled to take is a way of distracting ourselves from our emotions, by sitting still we are forced to face them.
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