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As I often do on Sunday morning, following self-care, I will turn on the CBS program, Sunday Morning, which is a slice of life, delve into something for the sake of it, relatively positive program. They were profiling a small town in North Carolina where New Year’s Eve is celebrated by lowering a possum. In the hundreds of people displayed, I could see not one person of any color.
I wonder how that comes to be?
I wonder if it is the same way Lawrence Welk seemed to have such a homogeneous group of talented people?
I also wonder if I am becoming a bit cynical?
During the holidays, there was a “blizzard” which deposited varying amounts of snow from a few inches to a few feet along the eastern coastline of the United States. We got about a foot here in Litchfield and by the next day the roads were clear and people were about their business. Isn’t it interesting what we can accomplish with the proper equipment and the necessary will.
I wonder what else might be impacted by a similar alignment of tools and intention?
Think of all the most powerful and impactful people you know or have read about and consider that with all of their insight, we have not yet brought peace to the world.
Is it possible that the reason is that we keep looking to others to solve the problem?
