You smart arse you


George  You  would make a good leader . You know stuff and admit what you don't know . You listen . You are rare but good . Why aren't you in politics?

Han thanks mate . What a lot of us mere plebs do not realize is that people who assume Authority over us often don't actually know what to do . They do it for reasons other than real wisdom .
.I would be joining them,  but they would soon vote me out again  ref The Boyer lectures on The limits of government by John  Passmore 1978

George but you gotta be serious about changing the world ? .
Han Yes true . You have to find a way . however small.... that works . It maybe one step forward and two steps back,    but you have done your bit for your kids ambition and your own  satisfaction.
George is that  enough though ??
Han never enoug,    but finding a simple way that works is like  believing the world is still a wonderful place where we can all still work - A few wins , its enough.
Its the only antidote I  know to the cynicism that acts like cancer on the minds of most -metanoia about how we tried last time and failed? .


 Let me tell you about two real men who changed the world , partly by reminding us how poor learners we are.

Most importantly they set us on the road ;like Jesus did , to the local first and your very own Authorship abilities  to see change second  JB Peterson in our own age reminds us of the same .

 ELLUL was a brilliant practical student of people issues,  and by coining "think locally "he set the scene for  a sound ecological way of thinking ( your situation is unique)

BONHOEFFER taught his students in USA about authority while he was trying to convince the world how and in what way Hitler was dangerous . Neither Britain or America  took him seriously ( As a pastor he got the bad label -"a religious nutter "?)so he went back home to work and be killed by Hitler locally .Forget the label - he did but most people don't - they go looking for one

Bonhoeffer's point  to the students was ( a point completely  lost on many people in power  - who take authority) is that everyone is an author (authority derived word ) therefore everyone has authority, 

Go use it people !.Be a smart arse,but be ready to really listen and learn from anyone you meet . 

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