A useful tool for shining the light of awareness onto something is to enact what the Japanese call “The 5 Whys.” It is a system of discerning the ultimate value at play behind a choice.
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Your Wife is Not Your Best Friend
Wives in our society do quadruple time as surrogate mothers, our buddies, our spiritual companions, our sex partners, our business partners, our source of conversation, humor, meaning, and fun. What flesh and blood person could be expected to successfully wear so many roles that in an era not so long ago, were enacted by numerous members of a community?