labor, but a very special and deadly strain of stress that
develops mysteriously into a living Hell, just from our
coming together with one another in daily lie.
       In the typical husband/wife relationship, one partner
always emerges as the dominant personality, and it is
usually the woman who does so right from the start.
Later, by imposing her authority on the offspring and
impressing them with her power, she makes the chil-
dren feel their inferiority. In doing so, she provides the
basis for all the emotional traumas of rebellion and con-
formity in the children;. she sets the stage for their
future personal relationships. So time goes on, and
soon, out into the world goes another generation of
beings who are weak before the strong and strong
before the weak. Among them, the men especially will
be subject to "friendly," seductive women. Round and
round it goes, from generation to generation, forming
the feudal system of Hell on earth, multiplying suffer-
ing over the face of the world.
       Wars will never end, sickness and disease will never
come under our control, until we understand the mysteri-
ous flaw that exists in all our interpersonal relationships.
       Somehow we are never able to relate to the real person;
but we always seem ready to do business with the
error that lurks inside him. Thus, we have problems,
both with love and with hate.
       For instance: If I lack the strength and wisdom to
deal firmly with any trespass or indiscretion you might
impose on me, no matter how petty it might be, then I
automatically and unconsciously encourage the secret
fault in you that gave rise to your wrong action. Now,
you develop confidence in the flawed self that got

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