RE: a student's perspective LO7147
Rol Fessenden said:
>For example, if we are actually so worried about pollution, why is it that
>the largest 'corporate body' polluting the atmosphere is the American
>individual driver?
Thanks for causing me to look at what I am doing as a result of the
vehicle I choose and my driving habits.
>The sooner we get down to recognizing that personal
>responsibility -- beginning with you and me and including everyone else --
>is the key to improving situations, the sooner we stop pointing at
>institutions and start pointing at people, the sooner we will begin to
>make headway on some of these difficult, complex issues.
I agree but would go further in that the only behavior I can change is my
own. I must point at me. As I live in that place, those around me see
something different, and some decide to point at themselves. Still,
irregardless of what others do, I can only change me.
-- Sherry Gould s_gould@conknet.comLearning-org -- An Internet Dialog on Learning Organizations For info: <rkarash@karash.com> -or- <http://world.std.com/~lo/>