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I was thinking also of this: > If life coaches make their living by pushing us to do what we know we ought to, for a Puritan, the whole community of brethren w
by Ensorceled 4y ago
I was thinking also of this:
> If life coaches make their living by pushing us to do what we know we ought to, for a Puritan, the whole community of brethren was the coach.
Has this person even heard of "The Scarlet Letter"? Or know anything about Puritans using stocks, whips or brands on sinners? Or mutilating them by cutting off ears or boring holes in their tongues.
When I think of "life coach" I don't envision someone branding me or cutting off an ear if I don't meet this weeks "life goal"
- starkd 4y agoOh, c'mon. Everyone knows there's more depth to history than the common populist version. As a group, most humans fail miserably. At any time in history, this is is so. This doesn't mean individual's from any era have nothing to offer in terms of understanding ourselves. You might try broadening your reading list beyond the high school approved reading list.