Jack’s Winning Words 6/19/14
"Not everything needs changing.  Some things need protecting.”  (Mary Barra, GM CEO)  With so much emphasis on change these days, Barra’s words, “Some things need protecting,” deserve to be noticed.  Yes, there’s a difference of opinion of what needs to change and what needs to be protected.  The environment, the vulnerable, a value system---need protection.  But life is change.  What better changes have you seen?    ;-)  Jack

FROM HONEST JOHN:  You sound like Heraclitus.    Odd how all of those people had a handful of wisdom to pass on to us.====JACK:  I like the Heraclitus statement on change..."No one steps into the same stream twice."  Those ancients had a way with words.

FROM MICHIZONA RAY:  I heard someone once say that the most accurate answer to a question is, "it depends." I think this is true here too. Regarding changing and or protecting, it depends who or what is changing, and who is protecting what. The vulnerable chickens need protecting, but not by the fox! I have witnessed what seems to be righteous service to others in health services. I'd like to protect that from outside interference, but then the unrighteousness have a tendency to get into the equation. The Garden of Eden sounded like it was worthy of protection --- I suppose it is; but it is protected by keeping everyone out. That which is in this world doesn't stand a chance by that which is of the world; it will spoil innocence and exploit vulnerability. Hence, we are reminded to remain vigilant and awake -- for good reason. ====JACK:  Many people want black and white answers to religious and philosophical questions.  The "gray" appears to them as a dodge.  "It depends" recognizes the fact that what you are describing (objects or concepts) depends on where you are standing and the thought process that you are using.  I have to remind myself of that when I am discussing issues with someone.

FROM TARMART REV:  That face I see in my bathroom mirror these past 67 years!! 0;-/====JACK:  There usually comes a time when we say to that mirror, "When did I become my father?"

FROM PH IN MINNESOTA:  i change my underwear every day.  that's a start!====JACK:  I'd just as soon not know that detail.

FROM FACEBOOK LIZ:  change is slow for a reason sometimes... prevents unintended consequences.====JACK:  When my mother-in-law heard of the death of her roommate in the nursing home, her response was, "Here today, gone tomorrow."  Your life circumstances (and mine) can change in the blink of an eye.  There's a hymn verse, "Change and decay in all around, I see; O Thou who changest not, abide with me."

FROM  OUTHOUSE JUDY:  True true words! Sometimes we see good change and sometimes people change things just to change them.  There is a line between the two but sometimes it's extremely fine.  Our value system and our morals system came from the Bible and Jesus' Words and they don't change even those many religions try to fit them into being politically correct.  There is a right change and a wrong change.  It's easy enough to see when reading and studying the Bible.  Too bad so many people have forgotten that lesson or choose not to remember it for convenience sake. ====JACK: I remember when a new translation of the Bible (RSV) was published...A minister had a copy of that Bible burned in front of the altar.  One person said, "If the Saint James Bible was good enough for St. Paul, it's good enough for me."

FROM PLAIN FOLKS CHESTER:  Change very often is protection.====JACK:  To want things to remain the same is often protection, too.  Choose your poison.  I choose some of each.

FROM CPA BOB:  Medical breakthroughs:  Important strides in health maintenance, curing disease & disease prevention.====JACK:  While we celebrate the breakthroughs, we still look forward to battles yet to be won.