There lies within each culture elements of ancient warriors. Vestiges of more barbaric times, when disagreements were settled by bloodletting. The drive that impassioned persons have shown to defend their way of life, or to absorb more pacifist persons, remains alive in the ethos, passed on by heritage.
The courage of our ancestors to overcome danger and disaster, foe and famine, has driven us to a place where we must seek peace in order to preserve the advances gained as a society. We fought with weapons of metal and stone to protect that which we created with paper and paint. Our courage to find this delicate balance propels the civilization to new levels, opening portals to the future of man.
What could be more necessary?
It has been said that we find ourselves in a crisis of leadership-a place where there is little courage to address the pressing issues of the day- to define the new realities of the new age. The discipline to find these new solutions is found absent and wanting by those most in need. Our problems seem to outweigh the seeming solutions of each quizzical moment. How have we found ourselves in such a place?
Within us lies the heart of warriors of a different time and place. The heart of survivors and those slain kept alive in ceremony and spirit. It is a reservoir of untapped potential that awaits our summons, a well of strength to which we are shared heirs. The time-honored task that comes with harnessing this resource is laden with diligence and duty. The duty to confront issues with vigor and with vigilance; with vitality and with vision. We must prepare ourselves for the battles ahead.
The war we must win is the war within ourselves; that dissonant symphony being playing in the concert hall too full of distracting noises, drowning out the clear melody of progress. We must hear the trumpet again, the clarion call to action, ringing with the overtones of our progressive nature. We must be fighting men; over comers of fear and doubt, grappling with the dangers of our existence and the challenges of our day. To preserve our progress and our peace, we must engage our passions and persistence. Adaptation requires the willingness to change and sacrifice, but it a variant on a theme and not a new melody. A constant rhythm drives us to the skirmish line, readying us for the assault on our passivity, as our forefathers hand down the direct order-progress so that we may yet live.
The call of ancient valor still resounds within us, will there be an answer to the call?
Decision 2012: Truthy or Filthy?
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1 comment:
Hi George, what I've read is beautifully written. In my ever so humble opinion, "You Rock"! What about "Fighting Women"? More is required of women than ever before with single mothers rapidly becoming the rule rather than the exception. We are on the battlefield whether we like it or not because there is a void of men to fight on our behalf. The luxury of being a damsel in distress waiting to be rescued is one we can not afford. The divide between men and women resonates almost as loudly as that between the races, all brought to the front with the presidential election process. I think I've gotten off the point! Which is that we have to learn to fight together to achieve a common goal, for our survival depends on one another. If we all feel like we're in this alone it's just overwhelming and exhausting. Apathy. Any collective effort begins with individual effort, but I'll try harder knowing someone has my back. Do we have the confidence that someone has our back? Do the fighting men and women know we have their back? How do we catalyze leaders and leadership? Can leaders lead if no one follows? How do they get our attention through all the noise? I know you have all the answers George, and I look forward to finding them here.
angela@oneloveglobal.org
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