“Intellectually Stagnant”
Sir,—W. F. Laing is not by any means stupid, as he obviously has not had the same varied experience to ripen him. The most essential lesson for him, as indeed for most people, is the most valuable lesson in all psychology. the art of distinguishing between the subjective and the objective, the inverse and ex-verse. The subconscious, unchecked. Is the heart of all self-worry, all fears, bogies, and negative bugs, which enable knaves to make traps for fools out of cunning catch-cries. We all think when we are 21 we may do “as we please.” Oh. dear me, how we all have to learn there can never be any freedom while we have responsibilitiea for others. In my younger days Christchurch had an amazing wealth of provocative characters, who kept the place alive. Well just consider it today, flat as the square.— Yours, etc, R. M. THOMSON. January 11, 1963
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30028, 12 January 1963, Page 3
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