The Chicago Teachers Union was almost on strike a few weeks back, saying they wouldn’t go back until a vaccine was available for everyone. Now they’re bellyaching at the Chicago Public Schools maybe going to require a vaccine for everyone to work in the district.
I will carry permanent resentment toward the person on the board of directors (who by the way is supposed to be sophisticated in working with volunteers and such) for bringing the sex trafficking ask to my board.
I do not agree with the idea of “well you can always ask, it doesn’t hurt to ask.” Because I think it DOES hurt to ask. I resent the acrimony and time and resources it takes to say no to a request. Negative energy is generated from debate resulting in a negative answer.
To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer." Mahatma Gandhi
Be nice whenever possible. It's always possible. HH Dalai Lama
In a world where you can be anything - be kind. Unknown
I liked them some (they were still too long and had too many boring speeches) when a callow youth.Likewise to both. I read one or two of Rand's books when I was a callow youth: fortunately, they had no effect on me. Her characters were so clearly of the cartoon variety.
But I think the independence stuff is mostly about breaking away from the parental unit, and not fitting in as a teen, when your haven't even reached the age of majority. Selfish, what 16 year old isn't already selfish, just by being, in their parent's view? They all are. Adulthood is a whole different ballgame though.
Trees don't grow on money
Chuckling... I didn't feel interested in this thread originally because Canadian vaccine issues will be different.. I dropped in on post in #230's to find the discussion about the writings of Ayn Rand. Never would I have expected that deviation in a covid thread. Delightful!! I won't look back to see how it all happened as the humour of is is enough.
As Cicero said, “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.”
I can write for hours about hobby groups, organizations, how they operate, their goals and activity, etc., I’m on the board and an officer in several and it’s what interests me.
I sat through a 2 1/2 hour zoom meeting this morning for a national group. I have to say those garden club ladies are pretty damned organized and rigorous in their expectations. I like that! It is the local garden clubs that sometimes lose their focus. That’s why I don’t belong to a local garden club other than the design group which I love because it is so very focused on one thing: floral design. We don’t do anything else.
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