Winning Words 8/6/09
“Whoever desires constant success must change his/her conduct with the times.” (Machiavelli) The philosophies of this 16th century Italian are still being debated today, although his thought on how to achieve success seems to be a reasonable one. Change is something that is hard for some people to accept. ;-) Jack
FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY: Good sound advice....but it is so extremely hard to accept change...sometimes....I like changes of scenery, changes of heart and changes I choose, of course! FROM JACK: I thought that you might get the point. It's interesting that a quote from so long ago remains relevant today?
FROM S.T. IN MICHIGAN: Keep the winning words coming, they are always interesting and worth reading.
FROM MOLINER C.F.: And then there are those who promise to change the times. Although not necessarily for the better. FROM JACK: ....and then there are those who resist any kind of change, because they just "don't like change." Luddites are an example. MORE FROM C.F.: Glad I'm not one of those. Directions are like diapers...they need to be changed once i a while.
FROM S.H. IN MICHIGAN: Change when one is aiming for a good result is good but I don't particularly like change for change sake. Our old mailman is a good example. He had delivered mail for a really, really long time, got to know everyone on the route, dependable, caring, helpful to us all. The management fiddled around with his route but they always seemed to fiddle it back again until one day they were going to fiddle more than he could stand so--he retired. When something is working, people just shouldn't mess with it, just because they don't have something else to do or something. FROM JACK: Mailmen and evens pastors don't go on forever. There's a saying that some mothers give to their daughter. "Put some lipstick on and deal with it."
FROM CJL IN OHIO: or to make happen....
FROM F.M. IN WISCONSIN: Each day I read you WW - and each day I appreciate the word and also, your reflection - but I don't want to wait until tomorrow to say THANK YOU. FROM JACK: You're welcome!
FROM P.H. IN MINNESOTA: unless you are a baby with a bad diaper!
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Change when one is aiming for a good result is good but I don't particularly like change for change sake. Our old mailman is a good example. He had delivered mail for a really, really long time, got to know everyone on the route, dependable, caring, helpful to us all. The management fiddled around with his route but they always seemed to fiddle it back again until one day they were going to fiddle more than he could stand so--he retired. When something is working, people just shouldn't mess with it, just because they don't have something else to do or something.
God's Peace,
Sharon
Hi, Pastor Freed, actually our post office has become more mechanized. Before the mailmen sorted a couple of hours inside and then were six hours out in the truck and walking around. The post office got a mechanical sorter so the mailmen could be outside in the truck and walking around the whole 8 hours. It probably is cheaper now but I'm not so sure of the working conditions now--the mailmen have little chance for interaction with each other and are much more subject to the weather conditions. Jim just felt he could not physically take it. And he was a very social guy, the job became much more isolating. It definitely is "of the times" that work becomes much more mechanical and less taking into consideration employee's needs. Everything is about "cutting costs" and less human-oriented. Except I expect our person at the top of the post-office here believes he/she is giving us better service. What exactly is the "constant success" we should all be desiring? Is it what we have? I haven't owned a lipstick for neigh onto 20 years. Maybe use of the telephone and internet is dealing with the post office and resulting in the changes there.
Peace,
Sharon
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