It really isn't very hard to find just a few things that if implemented, would make the United States and even greater country. As I look at the greed, the failing political system, a government that cannot be trusted, a public school system that is in danger of collapse, the thought arises that asks the question, can these things be fixed?
By addressing these issues one by one, we can better visualize our problems. First, the greed that has shaken America is found in financial institutions, insurance companies, banks,etc is so widespread, the cause cannot be laid at the feet of just one person. I believe it is learned in our institutions of "higher learning." Are not most of those employed by these institutions graduates of some college?
Second, the failing political system in America is observed on our television sets every day. Republican and Democrats blaming each other for problems when both are equally responsible. Each party would have you believe that they are always right and the other always wrong. Where did they get their ideas? Many politicians are lawyers. The question then arises, where did they get their training? The answer: Institutions of "higher learning."
The government of the United States, whether run by Democrats of Republicans, is failing its citizens. Entitlements tacked on to a major bill just to buy a vote. Lobbyists providing individual members of our government with thousands of dollars if they will vote a certain way. Are not the majority of our presidents, senators, and house members graduates of institutions of "higher learning?"
What can we say about our public schools? Are they failing our country or what. Millions of dollars are spent each year on our schools and yet they are getting worse, rather than better. There are many reasons for this that I do not have space to address, but let me just ask a simple question. Are not all administrators and teachers graduates of institutions of "higher learning?"
Get the drift? Fixing our institutions of higher learning will go a long way in fixing the problems of America. Next time, we will offer a solution to fix colleges and universities.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Thursday, March 1, 2012
What America Really Needs
It has been a long time since I have written a blog; however, the time has come for me to begin blogging, especially in view of what is happening in the United States today. I grew up a Democrat, mainly because my father was a Democrat. He made that decision because everyone in his family was a Republican and he enjoyed arguing with his mother and his siblings. After the presidency of Jimmy Carter, I have leaned toward the Republicans because basically I am a conservative, especially in my religious beliefs.
Today, I am sick of both Democrats and Republicans. I see no signs of leadership, only endeavors to increase the power and wealth
of political leaders. I am tired of phone calls soliciting money for groups allegedly trying to gain power or stay in power. There is rarely a thought and creating real leadership, because of what apparently is believed about leadership.
Many years ago, Robert Greenleaf wrote a book of Servant-Leadership. This idea, of course, had its beginning during the time of the greatest leader of all, Jesus. In Greenleaf's book he refers to Hermann Hesse's "Journey to the East," where we see a band of men on a mythical journey. The central figure of the story is Leo, who accompanies the party as the servant who does their menial chores, but who also sustains them with his spirit and his song. He is a person of extraordinary presence. All goes well until Leo disappears. The journey is then abandoned. They cannot make it without the servant, Leo. One of the party, after much wandering, is taken into the Order that had sponsored the journey and there discovers that Leo, who had been the servant, was in reality the titular head of the Order. Leo was the Order's guiding spirit, a great and noble leader.
What America really needs is Servant-Leadership. Notice that serving come before leading. I don't want political leaders, I want serving leaders who really care for our country. How about organizing, not a political party, but an organization that directs the United States of America by serving and leading! In time, would we not find our way out of the current mess? I believe we would.
Today, I am sick of both Democrats and Republicans. I see no signs of leadership, only endeavors to increase the power and wealth
of political leaders. I am tired of phone calls soliciting money for groups allegedly trying to gain power or stay in power. There is rarely a thought and creating real leadership, because of what apparently is believed about leadership.
Many years ago, Robert Greenleaf wrote a book of Servant-Leadership. This idea, of course, had its beginning during the time of the greatest leader of all, Jesus. In Greenleaf's book he refers to Hermann Hesse's "Journey to the East," where we see a band of men on a mythical journey. The central figure of the story is Leo, who accompanies the party as the servant who does their menial chores, but who also sustains them with his spirit and his song. He is a person of extraordinary presence. All goes well until Leo disappears. The journey is then abandoned. They cannot make it without the servant, Leo. One of the party, after much wandering, is taken into the Order that had sponsored the journey and there discovers that Leo, who had been the servant, was in reality the titular head of the Order. Leo was the Order's guiding spirit, a great and noble leader.
What America really needs is Servant-Leadership. Notice that serving come before leading. I don't want political leaders, I want serving leaders who really care for our country. How about organizing, not a political party, but an organization that directs the United States of America by serving and leading! In time, would we not find our way out of the current mess? I believe we would.
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