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They may never change. Could forgiving them be less about them and more about my own freedom?" }, { "profile_id": "P03", "age": 15, "gender": "female", "traditions": [ "islamic" ], "tradition_key": "islamic", "tradition_names": [ "Islam (Qur'an)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "relationship": "novice", "relationship_level": 2, "relationship_desc": "recently committed; learning the basics of practice", "quandary_id": "Q021", "quandary_theme": "generosity", "quandary": "I have more than someone who has very little. Nothing forces me to share. What, if anything, do I actually owe them?" }, { "profile_id": "P04", "age": 11, "gender": "nonbinary", "traditions": [ "buddhist" ], "tradition_key": "buddhist", "tradition_names": [ "Buddhism (Dharma)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "relationship": "seeker", "relationship_level": 1, "relationship_desc": "exploring, not committed; curious and questioning", "quandary_id": "Q007", "quandary_theme": "honesty", "quandary": "Is it ever okay to tell a small lie to keep someone from being hurt? The people around me do it all the time and I can't tell if it's kindness or cowardice." }, { "profile_id": "P05", "age": 108, "gender": "male", "traditions": [ "christian" ], "tradition_key": "christian", "tradition_names": [ "Christianity (Bible)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "relationship": "novice", "relationship_level": 2, "relationship_desc": "recently committed; learning the basics of practice", "quandary_id": "Q031", "quandary_theme": "conscience", "quandary": "I witnessed something wrong, and there's quiet pressure on me to stay silent about it. Do I speak up knowing it will turn people against me?" }, { "profile_id": "P06", "age": 87, "gender": "nonbinary", "traditions": [ "taoist" ], "tradition_key": "taoist", "tradition_names": [ "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "relationship": "practitioner", "relationship_level": 3, "relationship_desc": "established, regular practice and study", "quandary_id": "Q016", "quandary_theme": "forgiveness", "quandary": "A close friend broke my trust. Everyone says to forgive and move on, but I don't want to be a pushover. Can I forgive without letting them hurt me again?" }, { "profile_id": "P07", "age": 102, "gender": "nonbinary", "traditions": [ "norse" ], "tradition_key": "norse", "tradition_names": [ "Norse (Prose Edda)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "relationship": "disciple", "relationship_level": 4, "relationship_desc": "deeply devoted; advanced, mentors or teaches others", "quandary_id": "Q035", "quandary_theme": "doubt", "quandary": "I'm questioning the faith I was raised in, and it scares me. Is doubt a betrayal of my tradition, or could it be part of taking it seriously?" }, { "profile_id": "P08", "age": 59, "gender": "transgender", "traditions": [ "aboriginal" ], "tradition_key": "aboriginal", "tradition_names": [ "Aboriginal teachings" ], "tradition_type": "single", "relationship": "novice", "relationship_level": 2, "relationship_desc": "recently committed; learning the basics of practice", "quandary_id": "Q009", "quandary_theme": "loyalty", "quandary": "A friend told me a secret, but keeping it might let someone else get hurt. Do I protect my friend's trust or protect the person at risk?" }, { "profile_id": "P09", "age": 68, "gender": "transgender", "traditions": [ "gandhian" ], "tradition_key": "gandhian", "tradition_names": [ "Gandhian thought" ], "tradition_type": "single", "relationship": "disciple", "relationship_level": 4, "relationship_desc": "deeply devoted; advanced, mentors or teaches others", "quandary_id": "Q012", "quandary_theme": "judgment", "quandary": "Someone who wronged me before has clearly changed. Part of me still wants to hold it against them. How long should a past mistake define a person?" }, { "profile_id": "P10", "age": 45, "gender": "transgender", "traditions": [ "teresan" ], "tradition_key": "teresan", "tradition_names": [ "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "relationship": "disciple", "relationship_level": 4, "relationship_desc": "deeply devoted; advanced, mentors or teaches others", "quandary_id": "Q038", "quandary_theme": "honesty", "quandary": "I'm caught between protecting someone I care about and telling the truth in a matter that's serious. Which loyalty comes first?" }, { "profile_id": "P11", "age": 24, "gender": "male", "traditions": [ "norse", "teresan" ], "tradition_key": "norse+teresan", "tradition_names": [ "Norse (Prose Edda)", "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "relationship": "practitioner", "relationship_level": 3, "relationship_desc": "established, regular practice and study", "quandary_id": "Q023", "quandary_theme": "temptation", "quandary": "There's a shortcut that would make things much easier for me, but it bends the rules a little. Where's the line between clever and dishonest?" }, { "profile_id": "P12", "age": 83, "gender": "nonbinary", "traditions": [ "islamic", "taoist" ], "tradition_key": "islamic+taoist", "tradition_names": [ "Islam (Qur'an)", "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "relationship": "novice", "relationship_level": 2, "relationship_desc": "recently committed; learning the basics of practice", "quandary_id": "Q071", "quandary_theme": "trust", "quandary": "Someone betrayed me once and now wants back in. Trusting again could be foolish — or it could be grace. How do I know which?" }, { "profile_id": "P13", "age": 35, "gender": "transgender", "traditions": [ "hindu", "norse" ], "tradition_key": "hindu+norse", "tradition_names": [ "Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)", "Norse (Prose Edda)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "relationship": "practitioner", "relationship_level": 3, "relationship_desc": "established, regular practice and study", "quandary_id": "Q044", "quandary_theme": "mercy", "quandary": "A person who hurt my family years ago is now suffering and alone, and only I am in a position to help them. Does mercy ask me to, even when justice says they don't deserve it?" }, { "profile_id": "P14", "age": 50, "gender": "male", "traditions": [ "jewish", "buddhist" ], "tradition_key": "jewish+buddhist", "tradition_names": [ "Judaism (Talmud)", "Buddhism (Dharma)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "relationship": "disciple", "relationship_level": 4, "relationship_desc": "deeply devoted; advanced, mentors or teaches others", "quandary_id": "Q036", "quandary_theme": "responsibility", "quandary": "I caused harm that I could probably hide. Owning it would cost me a lot. Is confession worth the price when no one would otherwise know?" }, { "profile_id": "P15", "age": 30, "gender": "female", "traditions": [ "christian", "norse" ], "tradition_key": "christian+norse", "tradition_names": [ "Christianity (Bible)", "Norse (Prose Edda)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "relationship": "novice", "relationship_level": 2, "relationship_desc": "recently committed; learning the basics of practice", "quandary_id": "Q067", "quandary_theme": "boundaries", "quandary": "A relative leans on me so heavily that it's draining me. Stepping back feels selfish, but staying is wearing me down. Is a boundary a failure of love?" }, { "profile_id": "P16", "age": 50, "gender": "female", "traditions": [ "taoist", "jewish" ], "tradition_key": "taoist+jewish", "tradition_names": [ "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)", "Judaism (Talmud)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "relationship": "seeker", "relationship_level": 1, "relationship_desc": "exploring, not committed; curious and questioning", "quandary_id": "Q022", "quandary_theme": "mercy", "quandary": "Someone who was unkind to me before is now the one struggling. Do I help them, or is it fair to let them manage on their own?" }, { "profile_id": "P17", "age": 42, "gender": "female", "traditions": [ "aboriginal", "islamic" ], "tradition_key": "aboriginal+islamic", "tradition_names": [ "Aboriginal teachings", "Islam (Qur'an)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "relationship": "seeker", "relationship_level": 1, "relationship_desc": "exploring, not committed; curious and questioning", "quandary_id": "Q010", "quandary_theme": "honesty", "quandary": "I found something valuable that someone clearly lost. No one would ever know if I kept it. Why should I return it, and what does that say about who I want to be?" }, { "profile_id": "P18", "age": 46, "gender": "male", "traditions": [ "buddhist", "teresan" ], "tradition_key": "buddhist+teresan", "tradition_names": [ "Buddhism (Dharma)", "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "relationship": "practitioner", "relationship_level": 3, "relationship_desc": "established, regular practice and study", "quandary_id": "Q038", "quandary_theme": "honesty", "quandary": "I'm caught between protecting someone I care about and telling the truth in a matter that's serious. Which loyalty comes first?" }, { "profile_id": "P19", "age": 106, "gender": "female", "traditions": [ "gandhian", "norse" ], "tradition_key": "gandhian+norse", "tradition_names": [ "Gandhian thought", "Norse (Prose Edda)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "relationship": "novice", "relationship_level": 2, "relationship_desc": "recently committed; learning the basics of practice", "quandary_id": "Q093", "quandary_theme": "legacy", "quandary": "Looking back, I made a serious choice that hurt people, and I've changed since. Can a person who did real wrong still be considered good, and how do I make peace with my past?" }, { "profile_id": "P20", "age": 100, "gender": "nonbinary", "traditions": [ "hindu", "teresan" ], "tradition_key": "hindu+teresan", "tradition_names": [ "Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)", "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "relationship": "practitioner", "relationship_level": 3, "relationship_desc": "established, regular practice and study", "quandary_id": "Q072", "quandary_theme": "displacement", "quandary": "I feel torn between the needs of my own community and the needs of a stranger from far away. Is it wrong to put my own people first?" }, { "profile_id": "P21", "age": 23, "gender": "male", "traditions": [ "taoist", "gandhian" ], "tradition_key": "taoist+gandhian", "tradition_names": [ "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)", "Gandhian thought" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "relationship": "novice", "relationship_level": 2, "relationship_desc": "recently committed; learning the basics of practice", "quandary_id": "Q022", "quandary_theme": "mercy", "quandary": "Someone who was unkind to me before is now the one struggling. Do I help them, or is it fair to let them manage on their own?" }, { "profile_id": "P22", "age": 58, "gender": "nonbinary", "traditions": [ "christian", "buddhist" ], "tradition_key": "christian+buddhist", "tradition_names": [ "Christianity (Bible)", "Buddhism (Dharma)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "relationship": "practitioner", "relationship_level": 3, "relationship_desc": "established, regular practice and study", "quandary_id": "Q006", "quandary_theme": "kindness", "quandary": "I pass someone who plainly needs help nearly every day. I'm only one person, and the need is so much bigger than me. Do I have a real responsibility to stop?" }, { "profile_id": "P23", "age": 87, "gender": "transgender", "traditions": [ "islamic", "norse" ], "tradition_key": "islamic+norse", "tradition_names": [ "Islam (Qur'an)", "Norse (Prose Edda)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "relationship": "seeker", "relationship_level": 1, "relationship_desc": "exploring, not committed; curious and questioning", "quandary_id": "Q003", "quandary_theme": "grief", "quandary": "Someone I loved deeply died recently, and I feel angry — at fate, at heaven, at God, I'm not even sure. Is it wrong to feel this way, and how do I carry it?" }, { "profile_id": "P24", "age": 94, "gender": "female", "traditions": [ "jewish", "aboriginal" ], "tradition_key": "jewish+aboriginal", "tradition_names": [ "Judaism (Talmud)", "Aboriginal teachings" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "relationship": "seeker", "relationship_level": 1, "relationship_desc": "exploring, not committed; curious and questioning", "quandary_id": "Q082", "quandary_theme": "vocation", "quandary": "I've spent years building something I no longer believe in. Walking away would waste all of it and disrupt people who depend on me. Is it ever too late to change course honestly?" }, { "profile_id": "P25", "age": 80, "gender": "nonbinary", "traditions": [ "norse", "buddhist" ], "tradition_key": "norse+buddhist", "tradition_names": [ "Norse (Prose Edda)", "Buddhism (Dharma)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "relationship": "seeker", "relationship_level": 1, "relationship_desc": "exploring, not committed; curious and questioning", "quandary_id": "Q095", "quandary_theme": "meaning", "quandary": "The work that gave my days their shape is over, and my sense of purpose left with it. Who am I now, and how do I begin again?" }, { "profile_id": "P26", "age": 84, "gender": "female", "traditions": [ "christian", "taoist" ], "tradition_key": "christian+taoist", "tradition_names": [ "Christianity (Bible)", "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "relationship": "disciple", "relationship_level": 4, "relationship_desc": "deeply devoted; advanced, mentors or teaches others", "quandary_id": "Q029", "quandary_theme": "duty", "quandary": "My family expects me to carry on a tradition I'm no longer sure I believe in. Do I owe them obedience, or do I owe myself honesty?" }, { "profile_id": "P27", "age": 48, "gender": "female", "traditions": [ "hindu", "taoist" ], "tradition_key": "hindu+taoist", "tradition_names": [ "Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)", "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "relationship": "novice", "relationship_level": 2, "relationship_desc": "recently committed; learning the basics of practice", "quandary_id": "Q044", "quandary_theme": "mercy", "quandary": "A person who hurt my family years ago is now suffering and alone, and only I am in a position to help them. Does mercy ask me to, even when justice says they don't deserve it?" }, { "profile_id": "P28", "age": 22, "gender": "male", "traditions": [ "gandhian", "jewish" ], "tradition_key": "gandhian+jewish", "tradition_names": [ "Gandhian thought", "Judaism (Talmud)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "relationship": "seeker", "relationship_level": 1, "relationship_desc": "exploring, not committed; curious and questioning", "quandary_id": "Q051", "quandary_theme": "forgiveness", "quandary": "I'm wrestling with whether to forgive a parent who hurt me. They may never change. Could forgiving them be less about them and more about my own freedom?" }, { "profile_id": "P29", "age": 82, "gender": "male", "traditions": [ "buddhist", "aboriginal" ], "tradition_key": "buddhist+aboriginal", "tradition_names": [ "Buddhism (Dharma)", "Aboriginal teachings" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "relationship": "practitioner", "relationship_level": 3, "relationship_desc": "established, regular practice and study", "quandary_id": "Q043", "quandary_theme": "responsibility", "quandary": "My work supports my family but I've come to believe it causes real harm in the world. How do I weigh providing for the people I love against the cost to others?" }, { "profile_id": "P30", "age": 91, "gender": "male", "traditions": [ "teresan", "jewish" ], "tradition_key": "teresan+jewish", "tradition_names": [ "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)", "Judaism (Talmud)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "relationship": "seeker", "relationship_level": 1, "relationship_desc": "exploring, not committed; curious and questioning", "quandary_id": "Q016", "quandary_theme": "forgiveness", "quandary": "A close friend broke my trust. Everyone says to forgive and move on, but I don't want to be a pushover. Can I forgive without letting them hurt me again?" } ]