self-deception (self misunderstanding) in choosing service

[Melissa]

What I don't understand is how one could polarize negatively when they absolutely sincerely believe they're being of service to others.

Simply put, they miss the mark.

A being who polarizes negatively while truly believing they are acting in the best interests of themselves as well as others, will find whatever justification they need to make their actions (which are in essence controlling or manipulating others) make sense within their belief system. They would find it abhorrent were you to suggest that they simply ALLOW other beings to carry on as they were, "unchecked" or "without proper guidance", which they themselves believe they have the right tools or methods for. The most disciplined and polarized ones who operate this way would have an incredibly deep sense of purpose for their methods and understand very well how their belief system makes logical sense...Many of the rules they follow would have to be STS in design otherwise their system would feel ineffectual to them, and definitely would not achieve the results on their society/world that they long for.

Thanks, I'll have to think about that for awhile.