“Taken to an extreme, this may have inhibited or prevented the growth in skills that could have drastically increased the learner’s well-being, freedom, and happiness in the long run. And if we’re avoiding the teaching of these precious skills, are we aiding and abetting their future suffering? If we don’t possess a sympathy for the learner’s future suffering, are we truly compassionate? Are we neglectful?”
Thank you for your openness on this sensitive topic. We cannot ignore this important element of clinical decision-making.
“Taken to an extreme, this may have inhibited or prevented the growth in skills that could have drastically increased the learner’s well-being, freedom, and happiness in the long run. And if we’re avoiding the teaching of these precious skills, are we aiding and abetting their future suffering? If we don’t possess a sympathy for the learner’s future suffering, are we truly compassionate? Are we neglectful?”
Thank you for your openness on this sensitive topic. We cannot ignore this important element of clinical decision-making.
For sure! Thanks Joseph!