A lot of attention

Atomic Punk's submission (below on Socialism and Communism) is getting a lot of attention. I included it because it was interesting and although not the way I personally feel, there's some truth to it the way I believe AP wrote it.

Without all the hullabaloo over someone or other demanding their rights, a lot of what's right might actually take place anyway. People who have been raised in a loving environment without any excesses and with a lot of encouragement to do the right thing towards others, usually do. What happens to screw up the situation is greed. Money, power, you name it. If a person could decide that they are going to be satisfied materially and not seek to control anyone but themselves and not think that every itch must be scratched, society might be just a tad bit better off.

My son-in-law calls it "doing your job." If you're a lawyer, you practice law with justice as the goal. If you're a doctor, you practice medicine with health as the goal. If you're a teacher, you teach with knowledge as the goal. If you're a secretary, you present your boss in the best way you can and make sure he or she has an effecient office. If you're a Dad, you do what Dad's do -- love, encourage, read aloud, demonstrate love, have patience, etc. If you're a Mom, you do what Mom's do -- similar to what a Dad does in most respects, but you smell better (that's a joke, okay?) and it's done from a female's perspective. Which doesn't mean one or the other is "better" but that ToGeThEr, you (plural) are 'the best.'

If everyone up and down the line does his or her job, then the entire system flows as it should. Unfortunately, not everyone is willing to do his or her job.

Let's look at couple A -- woman not married to man, she has 2 children, he's not the father of either. Children are afraid of man but also afraid to tell mother. Is any adult here "doing his or her job?" Are children being allowed to do their job or are they being forced to act more maturely than their years or experience? Think about it.

Let's examine couple B -- woman married to man, she has two children that are not his and they have two children. IF man is altruistic, he treats all 4 the same -- with the love of a Dad whose children they are. (We won't go into child support or visitation in the example.) If he's selfish -- you can create your own scenario. Woman's past actions may have not been "doing her job" to keep marriage number 1 working. So we still have a situation where someone, somewhere, at sometime, was not "doing his or her job." Hopefully all the children will be raised in a loving relationship to their mom and dad (step or not). Hopefully the children will be allowed and encouraged to be children.

Let's look at couple C -- they have no children. Both work outside the home. They present as a loving couple, encouraging each other and involved in community life. (Their inability to have or decision not to have children is not a part of this discussion.) Are they doing their jobs?

Let's examine couple D -- woman and man and three children. He's major wage earner, she works part time, they have moderate incomes and live within their means. Life has been bumpy, but they've worked things out with the aid of a family counselor. The children appear to be happy and well adjusted. Have the parents done their jobs? Are the children being allowed to do their jobs (of being children)?

A lot to consider, isn't it. What is your job? Are you doing your job to best of your ability?

What is my job? Is Grandmother a job? I think I need a better job description.

Food for thought, huh?