My Like-Minded Friend
I like to think that like-mindedness is what brings me together with the members of the organizations I am affiliated. I had a friend remind me this weekend that it is like-minded thinking that makes communities and institutions and its leaders successful. Is it not agreement that brings groups into alignment?
This thinking makes me look at Bville somewhat different for the newspaper is full of disagreements lately. But it is actually brining some hope because it brings the old issues out like the efforts to 'run' people out of town for no apparent reason much as Ruth Brown, the librarian, who was treated similarly over 50 years ago in her fight against prejudice. Is this still happening today in Bville? What an theme to surface just before Martin Luther King Day.
Ok, enough with the questioning. Whatever issues are present, they are so ingrained in the culture today that there are problems from long ago that have been dormant and swepped under the rug only to surface again. There are obvious conflicts in the community that can be identified as one of these lumps under this rug. There are complex issues at work here as many communities which goes much beyond local boundaries.
Today we look for leadership for as individuals we can do less and less it seems. Institutions are dominating our culture to the point it is creating conflicts with our core values and leadership are institution based whether private or public. Now it seems more important than ever to be aligned with institutions of choice and hope the our personal values and beliefs can be expressed and lived out.
Happy Martin Luther King Day to you. Your role, should you choose to take it, is to make the Happy part happen. Martin Luther King had a Dream, a big Dream, that he shared at a time where not everyone was open to the idea that we can be treated as equal. We all have dreams and this day was made a holiday to honor this one.
Like-minded thinking is also a dream.
Every community has its positives and negatives. The big difference in how it communicates these things. Does it foster an open style of communication or not? This simple question will tell you a lot about a culture as well as an organization.
This thinking makes me look at Bville somewhat different for the newspaper is full of disagreements lately. But it is actually brining some hope because it brings the old issues out like the efforts to 'run' people out of town for no apparent reason much as Ruth Brown, the librarian, who was treated similarly over 50 years ago in her fight against prejudice. Is this still happening today in Bville? What an theme to surface just before Martin Luther King Day.
Ok, enough with the questioning. Whatever issues are present, they are so ingrained in the culture today that there are problems from long ago that have been dormant and swepped under the rug only to surface again. There are obvious conflicts in the community that can be identified as one of these lumps under this rug. There are complex issues at work here as many communities which goes much beyond local boundaries.
Today we look for leadership for as individuals we can do less and less it seems. Institutions are dominating our culture to the point it is creating conflicts with our core values and leadership are institution based whether private or public. Now it seems more important than ever to be aligned with institutions of choice and hope the our personal values and beliefs can be expressed and lived out.
Happy Martin Luther King Day to you. Your role, should you choose to take it, is to make the Happy part happen. Martin Luther King had a Dream, a big Dream, that he shared at a time where not everyone was open to the idea that we can be treated as equal. We all have dreams and this day was made a holiday to honor this one.
Like-minded thinking is also a dream.
Every community has its positives and negatives. The big difference in how it communicates these things. Does it foster an open style of communication or not? This simple question will tell you a lot about a culture as well as an organization.
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