BigSkyDiamond

a. if the "respected" man took revenge for the public insult by killing her, then he is not a "respected" man. b. he could be giving the coffin to a poor family so as to "appear charitable." It could be one of the reasons he is described as "respected" because he publicly gives charity. c. if he were to give the coffin anonymously it would be a greater act of charity because then it is not to garner public accolades.

Since he was a "respected man," the coffin may have been sent to preserve the dignity of the poor man, and provide a respectful burial. It could show he does not hold a grudge regarding the insult.

Yes. Bingo.

A quality product is not "magic." it is a quality product.

again, what comes to mind reading the above is "smoke and mirrors." as in creating an illusion, which again speaks to deception. "when you engineer your image and age you will be perceived differently by customers." yeah, you will be perceived as dishonest and lacking integrity. can you use a bigger font please? thank you. i am not going to respond any more to posts in tiny font. that is my personal choice.

OK. Just curious. Sounds like it might be part of a business plan, or perhaps school paper.

Competence and merit in the area of marketing would be transparency with regards to the product; listening to and responding to cutomer questions, concerns and complaints; robust service recovery when there is a problem with the product; standing behind the product; demonstrating that the product is something you yourself use and recommend to your own family members; a customer service department that is accessible, courteous, and respectful; integrity and honesty in business practices with both internal and external customers; and first and foremost a decent product. When you use phrases like "omitting information" and "shaping how people perceive you" it raises the glaring red flag of what are they hiding, what are they mis-representing. It does not inspire trust. Rather it has the opposite effect.

No. It is not merit and it is not competence. it is illusion, dishonesty and deception. and it is not an art either. It raises the question though regarding intent and motivation. Why are you trying to elevate it using lofty terms such as "competence" "art" and "merit" ? More apt descriptors are "used car salesman" and "snake oil merchant."

Bold above raises the question of: Did you ever pay the friend back? Or take any other steps to make amends for that?

exactly. Deception and dishonesty are not "rooted in us." Whenever i hear "oh everybody does it" or "it's just part of being human" it is often times used as a justification to gloss over or dismiss or trivialize something they likely know is not OK.

No. Deception is not merit. so·cial en·gi·neer·ing noun (in the context of information security) the use of deception to manipulate individuals into divulging confidential or personal information that may be used for fraudulent purposes.

Be still and know that I AM God. ---Tehillim 46:11 The Hebrew word רָפָה "rapha" [the Psalms were written in Hebrew] can mean "be still" and it can also mean "cease striving" Other meanings are "be relaxed" and "heal" As in the archangel Raphael

pretends his absence but really omnipresent playing hide and seek

a. learning is itself a form of doing b. learning is more spinning in the mind c. practices are useful in cultivating stillness

another name used is Beingness. I like that also. it brings to mind the I AM. since "am" and "being" are both forms of the verb "be" Be still and know that I AM. ---Tehillim 46:11 Source is vast and contains all potential. It is not a one-trick pony. So as there are worlds of separation (the physical universes and everything in them) so too it follows there are expressions that are NOT encumbered or characterized by separation.