Insights from 15 February 2007
Class was a little shorter than usual today, but I still got a couple of good things out of it. For one, I really appreciated Ben’s leadership style (and I am not kissing up!) I like the way that he is staying positive even when it can be frustrating. I also noticed that he doesn’t act like an arrogant dictator but rather looks for other’s ideas and support. Go Ben. Hopefully we can implement this into our own leadership activities.
I have had an idea bouncing around my head lately that has really been bothering me and I got to talk to Brother Adams about it today. My question/moral dilemma was: How can a company run another entity out of business and still feel good about themselves? Is it right to create such a stranglehold on an industry that nobody else can survive in it, especially if your sole purpose is for power or money? After talking with Brother Adams, I took away a couple ideas. Bro. Adams explained that if somebody were to focus just on beating the competition, they would lose sight of the customer. When they lose sight of the customer, their products are no longer designed for the customer but to be better than something else. Eventually, this business will fail because they no longer care about the customer. I had an idea as well. I believe that we are on the earth to help others and make others have the greatest possibility for happiness and enjoyment of their life. So, if you start up a business with the purpose of benefiting others, then your reasons for starting a business are moral and good. If you happen to make loads of money as a result of this (because your product allows people to have a more pleasurable life) that is great. However, if one starts a business for the sole intent of becoming rich, this is not moral and wrong. In this case, the focus is only upon one’s self. This is a strong case of egoism, or, just doing whatever benefits you the most.
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Rick...you never cease to amaze me. haha. I really really liked your comment about the whole moral issue. I had never even thought about that before until I read your comment and it is so true! You can think about others and their needs and do things for good or you can think only of yourself and do things not for good. I'm not good at explaining my thoughts like you but just know that I really liked it and it made me think. And the cookie baking committee..excellent idea. But you've never tried my cookies before. How would you know that they wouldn't just cause more problems within our class? Oh and as along as we don't have an Angela on the party planning committee..I think we might be alright. Unless you like the idea of a "Nutcracker" theme!
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