I guess that I'm still a little mad that my politicians don't have my young idealistic views of government and their job. When my Granddad found out that I was going to start looking for a job, he gave me a very small book entitled "Going the extra mile". I suspect by its age and condition, that he had had it for a very long time, and possibly given to him by his father. The message of the booklet was very simple. Do your best, and go the extra mile.
I suspect that America's true decline can be directly correlated to the decline of the work ethic. Of course, this is a two-way street, and the employer must be willing to reward the work ethic. We, the citizens, and employers of our government deserve to have our representatives of our Republic to act in our best interest. This means listening to all sides of the argument, and realistically compromising for middle of the road solutions. A true patriot puts aside his personal preferences for the common good.
There are a lot of fundamental problems with the United States, and I don't think that either party is capable of solving it's problems. We need leaders that are not afraid of serving their constituents. We need leaders that are interested in doing the right thing, instead of getting reelected. We need a functional government.
When did doing a good job become unfashionable? We inspired people to do their best and admired people that did their best. America used to be a beacon of light for the world's people, but our lamp has lost a lot of it's shine. "That's not how life works" is not a solution, it's an excuse. I guess that I still need some more growing up to do, because I'm still idealistic.
Keep Right On Prepping - K
I love pure work where you have a project and figure out a solution and then do whatever it takes to make it happen, like building a bridge last summer. Anyway in corporations where I used to work, the people who do good jobs don't seem to get ahead, they are necessary and make things happen but you can't promote someone like that. The people who don't do much work and have hours to bullshit and make contacts are the ones who get promoted and get to climb the ladder as they say. Look at our president, he never really did anything in his life that I would consider work, he bullshitted his way into positions that he knows nothing about. He is the poster child for not working his way to the top.
ReplyDeleteVery wise words, thank you.
DeleteI would agree with the end result SF sees but I believe it comes from a different birth if you will. The Multi-Cult and PCness has made promotion by the qualities he mentions impossible. It's taken almost 50 years to kill what had been built but as long as we weigh social engineering concerns and some groups perception of inequality over ability we will continue to dwindle.
ReplyDeleteWe are now reaping the rewards of 50 years of social engineering.
Sigmund Freud or Charles Darwin?
DeleteI am weary of living with the disappointment of my expectations. Compassion is a human virtue, not a plank in a political platform. I would like to see them get rid of the two party system altogether. It is nice in my backyard. No internet, tv, radio, newspaper, know what I mean.
ReplyDeleteOnce again, I'd vote for you for President.
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