This is a great short video about something other than what it appears to be about. It's only two and a half minutes. Click the link, watch the video, and then come back to read the rest of this post.
Pretty good, huh? I agree. There are signs that can be seen to stop gun violence. I think that's important and I hope you'll think about it. But the video brought up something else for me. It brought up the reality that most of society's ills could be healed if we really had the will to do it.
What does the shooter in the video need? Better emotional skills and probably parents with better emotional skills. Violence is fueled by bad emotional health.
What do drug addicts need? Better emotional skills. Addiction is fueled by bad emotional health.
What do terrorists need? They need better emotional skills to tolerate their bad situations and they need other people to bring them back into society. Those people need to have good emotional skills to be able to do bring them back. And the people of the world need better emotional skills to be able to welcome terrorists back to civilization, without condemnation. Both violence and judgment are fueled by bad emotional health.
What to people suffering from mental illness need? If they had had good emotional health in the first place, it's unlikely they would have mental illness now. I believe most mental illness is caused by bad emotional health.
What do corrupt politicians need? Better emotional skills. The lust for power is fueled by bad emotional health.
What do adulterers need? Better emotional skills. The multiple failings that are required to commit adultery are fueled by bad emotional health.
Any societal problem you come up with can likely be healed by better emotional skills. Why do so many people lament society's ills, but have no interest in fixing those ills?
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