nd life meaningful, I mean really worth living, real- ly open, really hopeful and loving, DON'T WE? I Ican't conceive life with— out these elements, but I sure wonder if they exist in this life, if no one ever speaks of love, of, encouragement, of hope, of meaning, of heart felt ho- pe, of deep issues and if- people don't live lives that show loye of life, wisdom, truth and a desire to share meaningful exper- iences and if people are Living lives like this th- en I want to see them be: cause what I see now I fi- nd very discouraging and bewildering.

Some people never speak; they grunt and when they do speak they complain. Some people critisize ev— eryone and everything ex- cept themselves. Some pe- ople can only socialize when they drink. Some pe- ople are fearful, and th- ey lie. Some people only communicate with silly jo- kes and negative humour- everyone smokes and drinks and they socialize with Cl- garettes and beer, tell th- em how I really feel and they start to squirm and sometimes they only tell

Dear Discouraged:

Your letter has been thus far the most profound ex— pression of despair this campus has seen. Youlve asked the right question

me how_they feel is when they are drinking. When I ask about GOD, some say I don't know. When I ask ab- out pre-marital sex, some say I don't know. When I ask about cigarettes, some say, I don't know. When I ask about drinking, some say I don't know. When I

ask about the church, somer

say I don't know. When I ask about death, some say 'I don't know. When I ask about pain and hurt, Some say I don't know. When I ask about abortion, cap- ital punishment, poverty ' and life, some say I do— n't know. When I ask why .do‘people not smile? they’ _Just laugh, why do they jourse and mock others? Why do peOple gossip? Why

do people shout and scream“

and pretend? Yet every pa— rt of them speaks confus-

- ion, frustration, hurt,

laziness, apathy, hatred, and contempt. I don't us- ually get any answers, for all my questions, which tear my heart, haunt my sleep, invade my mind,drag

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from my face. I usually getetwo kinds of response. One is, don't bother me and the other is, well, you know, it's kinda like this well you know type of thing, and all that kinda stuff, well you know and so, but, I guess, and all that rot, do you know what I mean?

T be sure I don't, I rea- lly would appreciate hear- ing from some people who are glad to be alive. If they are too busy being al- ive I have a serious ques— tion.

Thanks for your time,‘co- ntinue your search for tr. uth and continue challen- ging people. I hope you can help me as I am disc- ouraged but I am open to criticism. I cannot long- er suffer the pain of a phony world. Show me what is good, FELLOW STUDENTS, show me what is good.

Very Discouraged If I get no reSponse, I assume that there is no a good or that people don't know what is good or pe- ople don't care:

my spirit, and take life

pen to them? Because since birth they have been reared to believe that this is in fact the way the world is and should be. That is to say, although they are the

where you ask why the humai If and when they do"stand element has been disregards out" of their situation,

ed by all in their relat- they will then become aware ions with Others and them- of the contradictions in— selves. we must now considr herent in capitalism and er the reason for this. To ‘thus in themselves, and

do so it is imperative that then they will act against I refer to Capitalism: the it by positing the altern- prOblem has'its rOOtS there-atives such an aWareness But how? Within our capital—will reveal to them.

istic society, the values which the members incorp- orate are those created

and perpetuated by the dom—

inant idiology—capitalism. They are: acquisition of money, statics, prestige, security, power. In order for these values to domin— ate, human values, i.e., love, compassion, equality, self-actualization, etc.,

must be subordinated to the

Capitalist values thus necessitatihg a denial of the humanein man so that the animal in man can dom— 3UBte. You see, these cap- italist values have done Very well by enabling man to secure a living from nature. The-problem how- ever, is, that if it is made a total life style

This is precisely why we

,at the Cadre, are so hos—

tile to capitalism - be—

'cause it renders the human 'to the world of the sub—

human7 it does not permit full growth and develop— ment.

The reason who everyone is apathetic and unconcerned is because they are/caught up in capitalism and are suffering its contradict— ions: they cannot yet give satisfactory answers to

your questions because THEY

DON'T YET KNOW WHAT THE

PROBLEM IS! It haSn't enter-

ed their consciousness yetr and this is precisely the function of criticism — especially self—criticism. This explains the critical stance of the Cadre.

lt renders nam to the leveleeWhen we becOme aware of

0fan animal by forcing hhnm

tO remain in the sphere of §atisfying his basic (an- lmall needs. ~

This is then, the root of‘ Your problem and all those of whom you speak. But why

do they permitthis to hap-.

what capitalism is, we can then set Out to create a. world wherein those human values, love, self—actual— ization, etc., are domin— ant. Then we can create man as man. In such a society

products and victims of

.. s m: themdiysduac that’s bad d insaneflbut ‘the socxet which. she Wes...

capitalism, they are not yet able to put themselves at a distance from it so as to View it for what it is. there will be no apathy be— cause everyone, without exception, will be pursue- ing his full growth and de- velopment: this is the cri- teria for a happy, satis-

fied, being. Sincerely I

Stan“

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