Anyone looking for an enemy will find one. Opposition is common and often brings misery. Unity is extraordinary and often brings joy. My mentor was head of the Republican party in our county for decades and a master politician. But one thing he taught all of us lucky enough to be in a position to learn from him, was to unify people to create change. This is a change that lasts, and I can see that many of the grass roots programs that we put into place in the county are still going strong today, powered by people who volunteer their time and money to make their community a great place to live and raise their children. With enough people working together like this, a community is strong enough to endure problems that come up, and resolve conflicts created by those who thrive on opposition and misery. This happened under his watch, and continues to happen in that community, because he acted as a compassionate human being first, and sought to improve all lives in the county, not worrying about affiliations or judgments. He left that to the political system, one of the strongest in the state. He also did not mind at all that I had no interest in the politics. A person had to be a republican to hold office in that county it seemed, but to work as a grass roots activist working for the common good organizing communities to support families and children, everyone was welcomed and supported. You might be surprise just how many people in a community fit that description, given conditions to succeed.
On Saturday, August 9, 2014 5:33:00 AM UTC-4, andrew vecsey wrote:
-- On Saturday, August 9, 2014 5:33:00 AM UTC-4, andrew vecsey wrote:
Common interest is what unites people together. This interest can change very fast making enemies out of friends and visa versa in a matter of minutes.
On Friday, August 8, 2014 7:35:14 PM UTC+2, Molly wrote:I don't think that opposition is what binds us together - a common reason to be against. .....Our differences, on occasion, may create movement between us. But so do our similarities. .....
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