Recently a family member asked a few questions to which I
responded as follows:
Who is to
blame for the incivility and anger we see around us?
Me: Immediate family
members and, subsequently, society.
Who is responsible?
Who is responsible?
Me: Every individual is
responsible for himself/herself.
Who will step up with passionate humility for a respectful future in which we all learn to get along with respect, kindness and generosity?
Who will step up with passionate humility for a respectful future in which we all learn to get along with respect, kindness and generosity?
Me: It is not a
question of who will step up. It is a question of who people will follow. If
family and societal expectations are taught and then properly ingrained,
individuals will choose role models who possess the "qualities" of
humility and respectfulness.
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In summary, people have become afraid or negligent of having
expectations of their kids, parents, partners, etc. We walk on eggshells to be politically
correct and sidestep things that need to be directly addressed. I believe people are getting tired of the
shenanigans we've been "playing" since the 1960s and that the
pendulum is swinging back to maturity.
I sure hope I’m right!
Copyright © February 2017 by Maeke
Ermarth
Ocean City, Maryland
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Have faith, the pendulum of our society swings every 20 years to the extremes. For example, 1880's were wild and crazy followed by the more conservative 1900's. The roaring 1920's were in turn followed by the patriotic 1940's,which were followed by the swinging 60's, the conservative 80's and the liberal 90's. Then along came the turn of the century with the crazy 2000's and once again we should start slipping into a conservative slide which should become dominant in the 2020's. No worries, it seems to be a 40 year cycle from extreme to extreme and we are heading toward a stricter Society base very soon. Have faith, for as the Earth has its cycles, so we has humanity have ours.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your specifics of the cycles, of which I believe all of life is made. Your comment adds more clarity -- and assurance.
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