tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936855.post4119751219156217010..comments2023-10-09T05:27:59.888-04:00Comments on Why Won't You Grow?!: BEDA 15: Hearts and MindsDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02587995461067202017noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936855.post-32568645696313926682013-04-22T17:45:51.027-04:002013-04-22T17:45:51.027-04:00"Am I voicing the frustration of the defeated..."Am I voicing the frustration of the defeated?"<br /><br />Well, sure (the temporarily defeated, anyhow), but that's fine. Neither victory nor defeat is all it's cracked up to be. The only model that actually counts shows that the only real victory comes through defeat, and that all our apparent victories are defeats from the beginning.<br /><br />You do what you should with the time that's given you, you suffer your defeats, and you watch as victory emerges anyway. That's the real cosmos. The rest is just a series of interesting plot devices.Tracy Stephen Altmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085406976471272673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936855.post-90373661593219291992013-04-19T17:02:48.051-04:002013-04-19T17:02:48.051-04:00My personal frustrations that motivated this writi...My personal frustrations that motivated this writing was my belief that too many of our leaders are willing to delay rather than act. But that is because what I want to occur is being thwarted by those whom I see as delayers.<br />I personally want leaders who will take the unpopular position and make the effort, even if it fails. But through that action, a principle is stated and a belief is acted upon. These are naive wishes where I want champions to fight the good and proper fight and through their temporary failure become the point of a coming change that eventually arrives.<br /><br />Those opposed to what I want may say that they are leading by delaying the inevitable arrival of bad decisions and moral relativism. They are quite pleased with the idea that delay is the proper thing to do.<br /><br />Am I voicing the frustration of the defeated?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02587995461067202017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936855.post-37794368661231411492013-04-19T09:43:01.880-04:002013-04-19T09:43:01.880-04:00Nice take. One thought: you contrast "lead&q...Nice take. One thought: you contrast "lead" with "delay"; but, in light of what you've said here, aren't there instances where good leadership *requires* delay? (Obviously there can be disagreement about what those instances are. But in principle...)Tracy Stephen Altmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085406976471272673noreply@blogger.com