Sine FM Radio in Doncaster have a regular Business Programme called #doncasterisgreat on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. hosted By Andrew Isaacs.
In special recognition of their Barnsley neighbours, November 18th 2015 is being fully dedicated to #barnsleyisbrill
Together with Managing Director of Active Response Security,Michelle Bailey, I will represent our Town.
We will talk Business.Life, play some Music and have some Fun.
Thanks to Andrew and Sine FM for the privilege.
Studying Human Nature, you might think, would be an uplifting
experience. Take any subject and people express their passion,
Indignance and criticism for the popular discussion points that arise
daily.
The common theories that result sound like an uprising for change.
What
follows testifies to our Inability to resolve Issues, small or large,
because in truth we are forever cleaning up our own mess.
We have become the ultimate debating society with Interest only in
contributing to discussions, rather than being part of any change.
You can always pick out the people with some life experience because
they express themselves with a better understanding of the subject. You
sense some personal Insight or time taken to consider the subject in
what they say. They are calm because they are confident in the facts
they are presenting.
You may not agree with them but it’s not hard to respect their sincerity.
Then of course there is the “Bucket” who tends to be loud but who
struggles to qualify where their thinking is solid. They are used to
winning an argument by shouting down others. They hate simple questions
that drive doubts through what they say. They find Truth uncomfortable
rather than reassuring.
No matter how obscure the discussion point, what results is diverse
opinion. What is diverse is the level of disagreement rather than
agreement.
False pride too often emboldens us to accept a point well made that
clearly throws new light on our view. We want to be heard but too often
refuse to be flexible to change.
Whether its Local, National or International we see a common factor
of people not being open to agreement. Just Imagine if we could find a
cure for this!
Listening to wide opinions is good but when the debate ends with no
resolution we should not be surprised that Change or Progress was never
the Goal in the first place. Being seen and heard was the satisfaction.
Just reflect on how common this scenario is in life.
If we cannot begin change in ourselves then we are just part of the Crowd in the Caption.
One of my Favourite Tales is of the Yorkshire Farmer who needed to arrange a Newspaper Obituary following his Wife’s Death.
He went into the reception of His Local Newspaper.
The conversation went something like this:
“How can I help you Sir?”
“The Wife’s died and i need to put it in
the paper but I don’t want you taking advantage and giving me something
that’s expensive”.
“Well perhaps you would like to look at our Book for Ideas?”.
“Aye that seems a good Idea but remember I don’t want to spend a lot”.
“This may suit you, can you see? It says “A dear Wife and Mother Rose, gone but never forgotten”.
“I like it and the price too. I will take it”
“Well with this item you do have four more words if that helps”.
“Right, well if I am paying for them I want them but what can I say?”
“What about “Loved by us all?”
“No, I want it to count so I get value for money. I know, put “and Tractor for sale”.
They are a Canny lot those Yorkies.
Remember Charles Blondin?
He was the Famous Tightrope Walker who navigated himself to and fro across Niagara Falls in an awe Inspiring way.
He teaches a huge lesson in Faith
Everyone witnessed his daredevil stunts,each one more dangerous than the other and yet he never fell.
One day he asked onlookers how much Faith they had in him. Given what they had witnessed everyone said they did not lack faith.
“Do
you have enough Faith that I could put a man in a wheelbarrow and take
him safely across Niagara Falls and bring him back?” he asked.
“Absolute Faith” said one and all.
“Jump in the Wheelbarrow then” he asked.
No-one was willing to do it.
The Moral of the Story:
Blind Faith is Emotional. REAL Faith moves you to action.
So, if you say you believe but fail to act - it cannot be Faith.
