I Must. I Shall. I Will.
02/03/12 16:57
Assertion garners support. Try these declarations instead:
I hope. I try. I might. Not quite the same, is it?
“I came, I saw, I conquered.”
Now there is an old Roman phrase that demands respect.
The conquerors claim all; the vanquished are overwhelmed and subservient. Might makes right and carries all in its favor.
We are. You are not. Custom and tradition becomes set as the rulers see fit.
In our modern era many assume that democracy and equal opportunity govern the open possibilities for most citizens.
In a world of practically unimaginable individual economic disparities and of numerous international corporate hierarchies - each one having wealth and power that exceeds that of many nations, one nagging question remains:
How much freedom of choice and of action do most individuals actually enjoy in shaping and determining the course of their lives?
I hope. I try. I might. Not quite the same, is it?
“I came, I saw, I conquered.”
Now there is an old Roman phrase that demands respect.
The conquerors claim all; the vanquished are overwhelmed and subservient. Might makes right and carries all in its favor.
We are. You are not. Custom and tradition becomes set as the rulers see fit.
In our modern era many assume that democracy and equal opportunity govern the open possibilities for most citizens.
In a world of practically unimaginable individual economic disparities and of numerous international corporate hierarchies - each one having wealth and power that exceeds that of many nations, one nagging question remains:
How much freedom of choice and of action do most individuals actually enjoy in shaping and determining the course of their lives?