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"everything in moderation"
I hate seeing what happens when religion, money, science & other human conditions get out of whack!
I watched a doco last night on the abc re the suicide bombers, and whilst I get so angry when they blow up innocent people, I felt I was made aware of how enshrined into their way of life, ie their parents and grand parents worship the "sacrifice" their children have made. I learnt something!!! Before that I was judging without knowing the full story. I still don't like what they do, but at least I am aware of how these problems and deep seated causes need to be addressed over a long time before it can be fixed.
There are no definates, no-one is perfect and there is no right or wrong, we must try and live together. As soon as we get judgemental and start categorising people, we lose out way.
I am not religious, but I like many of the 10 commandments and they make great sense. I like the more "Liberal" individual pursuits and goals in the workplace, but I don't like how I may now have ability to be able to bully a 16 yr into an agreement where it is obvious he or she has no experience in negotiating.
When it all gets to messy, I think of the old pope or the dalai lama (not sure on spelling). They are obvious results of religion (and the old pope had some different views to me about certain things) , but they seem to me to always have humility & utmost regard for humanity.
We shouldn't try and always complicate it!!
There are guys and girls on this forum with chequered pasts, we are not all computer programming physics boffins. And that is what makes it great. We share a common passion, but bring a different perspective, and we are all made richer because of it.
The one thing I want my 5 yr daughter to learn, is to be able to think for herself. Yes you are there to learn from a teacher, who may put a slant on things because the government says so or the school priest says so, but whatever she does, I want her to ask questions until she is satisfied she has an answer. If that teacher is too stupid to realise that this is "real learning", then watch out parent teacher night!!!!
Governments and policy makers come and go. they make stupid decisions sometimes, but the more i observe how it all works, the more "faith" i have in grass roots, face to face leaders within the community. They tend to be the ones that grow our communities & economy!!!. Don't worry what they push thru schools, there will always be a rebel teacher, one that clicks with your child!
Iceman had a dream for this site, we all followed. The way Bird grabbed hold of us fledgling imagers and captivated us at star camp was another example. He could have been an arrogant guy that simply puts out great pics, but no, he is a leader and educator. His images now mean a whole lot more because of that!
Our kids will be allright, give them the opportunity to be around natural leaders and thy flourish. Teach them to question politely if they don't agree or understand and respect others and they will be all right!
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