Last Chance To Save Ourselves?
* One of the most powerful rules that I learned during my corporate years was that before you design the future you must learn from the past, and understand the present. The current set of world events makes that rule more important than ever.
* By the latter part of the twelfth century (i.e., 1186), greed, corruption, lawlessness, political intrigue, abuse of power, and total immorality had driven the Japanese empire into a state of demoralization. Sound familiar? The emperor selected Yoritomo-Tashi, one of the greatest statesmen that Japan has ever produced, to save the empire. He defined common sense as the condition created by having certain positive mental characteristics (Supports) overpowering negative mental characteristics (Barriers). His rigorous and comprehensive efforts made Common Sense the core of Japan’s culture; saving the empire from total self-destruction.
* Unfortunately, America currently faces the same problems that Yoritomo-Tashi faced in 1186. We must make Yoritomo-Tashi’s definition for Common Sense the core of our culture. This may be the last chance we get to prevent the total self-destruction of our country! (Ref. Posts #1 & #2).
NO COMMON SENSE
ANALYZE THE EXAMPLE
* Which supports and barriers were in play?
* What were the dynamics?
* Who, or what, won the Tug-of-War?
* Discuss the outcome with your friends and family.
* Use Post #4 as a reference for the relationships and dynamics between supports and barriers.
