The act of eating is a service.

[Tenet Nosce]

For an entity desiring to polarize STO, knowingly causing the suffering of another being would be classified as wrong; ie. depolarizing.

Yes, I can see how if I decided to torture somebody, that would most likely be depolarizing! But other scenarios come to mind that aren't so straightforward, methinks.

First scenario is: Emotional entrapment. You know, the kind of person who gets butthurt at the drop of a hat? Then, supposedly because you know that some word or action is going to "cause" them to be butthurt, it becomes even more your fault (in their mind) when it happens? What I am getting at is, especially on an emotional level, there is a decision being made to suffer. People are entirely in control of how they wish to perceive a situation, and when it comes down to it, isn't most emotional suffering due to one's own perception? I'm gonna stick with the Buddha on this one!

Second scenario is: Necessary physical pain. Occasionally, it is necessary to suffer some form of physical pain NOW in order to avoid a greater pain, or even death, later. I can think of some really gory examples, but a rather tame one would be ingrown toenail removal. Is the doc depolarizing in causing their patient to suffer in the short term in the hopes of reducing suffering in the long term?

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I always go back to this Tom Robbins quote -

If you believe in peace, act peacefully; if you believe in love, act lovingly; if you believe in every which way, then act in every which way, that's perfectly valid- but don't go out trying to sell your beliefs to the System. You end up contradicting what you profess to believe in, and you set a bum example. If you want to change the world, change yourself.

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