[MD] Pirsig the Prophet

[Heather Perella]

     [Platt]
> I wonder: 1) Is there a requirement that the inmates
work to provide > some of their own necessities (food,
shelter, clothing).

     You see this has to do with safety.  Fairness is
a perspective that leads an event to be safe or
dangerous.  Here's an example.  In this culture we
have houses.  If you don't have a house, then your
living in the streets.  Before you live in the
streets, and are called a worthless, no effort lazy
bum, then you put effort into getting a house.  You'll
work for years and years to keep a house.  In fact,
most people go into debt and pay interest (thus extra
$) to have a house.  This is social pressure. 
Remember how Amerindians were moved onto reservations
into houses.  This is the U.S. and any decent U.S.
citizen must have a house.  Now, in this culture if
you are not able to keep a house or rent from an
apartment, then the pressure's on.  Major social
pressure.  Who said we have to live in a house?  How
about a tent, box, cave, etc...  To not have a house,
or to foresee one losing their own house, I believe
fear and/or despair would arise.  Would you differ
from this conclusion?  Let's start with this first and
then move on in our discussion if you would.

     [Platt]
> and 2) is a religious or spiritual program part of
the therapy, such as > a 10-step program?

     As to religion being part of the program, where I
work the residents can go to church on Sunday
(Presbyterian) or stay back on the unit and do a
value's clarification (non-religious) or some other
religious activity.  Also, Bible study is once a week,
if the residents want to go.  Bible study on the unit
I work is during gym time.

woods,
SA


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