Life Alienating Communication

[Sunny One]

this is an excerpt from marshall rosenberg's
nonviolent communication book.
it is not easy to grasp these concepts,
but i like the idea that here is a tool
that works to help prevent violence by
obtaining true understanding.
-pat

"most of us grew up speaking a language that
encourages us to label, compare, demand, and
pronounce judgments rather than to be aware
of what we are feeling and needing. i believe
life-alienating communication is rooted in views
of human nature that have exerted their influence
for several centuries. these views stress our
innate evil and deficiency, and a need for
education to control our inherently undesireable
nature. such education often leaves us
questioning whether there is something wrong
with whatever feelings and needs we may be
experiencing. we learn early to cut ourselves
off from what's going on within ourselves.

life-alienating communication both stems from
and supports hierarchical societies, the
functioning of which depends upon large numbers
of docile, subservient citizens. when we are in
contact with our feelings and needs, we humans
no longer make good slaves and underlings.

from
nonviolent communication
a language of compassion
by marshall b. rosenberg, phd.
puddledancer press, 1999

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