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Dialogue #52
Inaction (Ken)
Metaphors: Mountain / Confronting obstacles / Keeping still / Acknowledging limits / Boundness
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Social The effectiveness of action initiated by a dialogue is largely dependent on the equanimity with which it is able to assess what is required. A dialogue should be able to pause before action is required.
Sub-conditions:
1. By pausing before action has been initiated, the dialogue avoids mistakes although it runs the risk of irresoluteness. (Resulting in: Style).
2. By ceasing to act, the dialogue may avoid a disaster into which those it supports are drawn, without however being able to assist them. (Resulting in: Remedial action).
3. Enforced inaction will not induce in the dialogue the tranquillity required to envisage appropriate initiatives. (Resulting in: Deterioration).
4. The ability of the dialogue to restrain its impulsive responses is valuable, even through this does not prevent it from being perturbed by doubts and restlessness. (Resulting in: Marginality).
5. In contrast to occasional well-formulated statements, injudicious pronouncements by the dialogue can have regrettable consequences. (Resulting in: Development).
6. The dialogue may achieve a continuing quality of tranquillity from which it can respond appropriately to all demands made upon it. (Resulting in: Unpretentiousness).
Transformation sequence Inaction cannot continue indefinitely, thus at some stage development commences. (Resulting in: Development).
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Earlier version in 2nd edition of Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential (1986).
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