Thursday 16 December 2010

The real `big society` ?

Post by Roger M.

What do you think about David Cameron`s idea of the `Big Society` ?

How are people persuaded to act in the way you want ?

(a).By the way of power-force them.

(b).By the way of money-bribe them.

(c).By the power of love and friendship.


Suppose you are in a position of total power and decide to share it with nine others. You are left with one-tenth of what you had.

Suppose you have £1,000 and decide to share it with nine others. You are left with one-tenth (£100) of what you had.

Suppose you decide to share your love and friendship with nine others. How much do you have left ? Not less but more; perhaps even ten times more. Why ? Because love, friendship and trust are the only things that exist by sharing. The more we share, the more we have.

Power and money both have the same result; if we win, you lose. If you win, I lose. With love and friendship we both win ! The health of a society depends upon them.

If this is what David Cameron and his `Big Society` is all about, let`s give it a go !

2 comments:

  1. It would be lovely,Roger, if this is what Cameron has in mind. It's a glorious idea but my gut feeling it's all about the government saving money - Graham

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  2. I think the Big Society idea is a good one, though the cynic in me says that Graham (above) is right and that it's all about saving money. Over the last few years/decades, we've placed more responsibility for our communities and lives in the hands of the government (of whichever colour). We pay our money in tax and expect the government to handle things for us. It's time to take that responsibility back and look at what we can do for our neighbours and our communities. Even if it's just a friendly greeting and a willingness to help someone out, this can go a long way. I agree with Roger M's post, let's give it a go.

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