{"id":479,"date":"2022-11-16T08:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T08:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycal8.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2022\/11\/16\/18-work-on-the-decayed-2\/"},"modified":"2022-11-16T08:10:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T08:10:00","slug":"18-work-on-the-decayed-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycal8.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2022\/11\/16\/18-work-on-the-decayed-2\/","title":{"rendered":"18. Work on the Decayed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/YNnRfr0vg5E\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/YNnRfr0vg5E\/hqdefault.jpg);\" width=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Credit |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YNnRfr0vg5E\" style=\"text-align: left;\">18. Work On The Decayed &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h1>The Lines <o:p><\/o:p><\/h1>\n<p>Bottom. [6] The root causes of stagnation and decay extend<br \/>\nback into the distant past. The habits that produce decline become<br \/>\nwell-established over time. But it is the nature of <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaeclatdotcom.blogspot.com\/2019\/12\/good-morning-h-18.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decay<\/a> that it is<br \/>\nunacceptable. Everyone recognizes it, even if only unconsciously they know that<br \/>\nsomething is wrong. Therefore, the decay is not so well-entrenched that it<br \/>\ncannot ever be corrected. But it must not be ignored. Only when one retains<br \/>\nclearly in mind the idea of how things should be can the correction be made. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>2. [9] Decline that arises out of inadequacy should not be<br \/>\ncondemned too severely. After all, a person should not be treated with contempt<br \/>\nfor something over which they have little control, something they could hardly<br \/>\nhelp doing. The idea is not to execute judgment and make people feel guilty,<br \/>\nbut to improve the situation. And that is best done through kindness,<br \/>\nencouragement, and every form of assistance that will enable those who have<br \/>\nallowed things to decline to make them better. They must be shown the way, and<br \/>\nhelped to acquire the means to follow it. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>3. [9] It often happens that, in pursuing the correction of<br \/>\nlong-standing mediocrity, a man pushes too hard. This naturally causes some<br \/>\nunhappiness and even resistance. No one is perfect, not even the corrector of<br \/>\nimperfections. But no great harm is done. It is better sometimes to push too<br \/>\nhard than not hard enough. All will be forgiven when the situation is finally<br \/>\nmade better. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>4. [6] Permitting mediocrity that is long-standing to<br \/>\ncontinue cannot bode well. These things are difficult to correct, and it is<br \/>\nalways easier to let things slide and to continue with the same inadequate ways<br \/>\nthat have been used in the past. Everyone is used to the careless ways they<br \/>\nhave always worked with, and changes will require a major overhaul. If<br \/>\ncircumstances are such that increased responsibilities are bringing greater<br \/>\ndemands, while intrenched inadequacies are beginning to reveal how really bad<br \/>\nthings are, and then a person still is too weak or indifferent to change them,<br \/>\nthings will only go from bad to worse. This is a prescription for disaster. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>5. [6] If a person lacks the ability to correct<br \/>\nlong-standing corruption, he should not just ignore the problem. Anything he<br \/>\ndoes will be better than leaving everything as it is. He should solicit as many<br \/>\nsuggestions and as much help as he can find. Even if he cannot completely<br \/>\ncorrect the situation, any improvement that he can bring about will be<br \/>\nrecognized and be to his credit. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>Top. [9] Not every man need be a crusader or a reformer.<br \/>\nEven a superior man, who is fully capable of <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaeclatdotcom.blogspot.com\/2019\/09\/good-morning_26.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>correcting the decline<\/b><\/a> he sees all<br \/>\nabout him and leading the way to reform, need not become involved if he chooses<br \/>\nnot to. But this does not mean that he should feel free to take the easy way<br \/>\nout, sit back and criticize, and leave it to others to do the hard work of<br \/>\nreform. As a man of superior dedication, it is not his option to do nothing.<br \/>\nRather, he should work on the refinement of his own character and aspire truly<br \/>\nto be a sage, together with whatever dedicated activities such a path may<br \/>\nrequire of him. This might well mean as much or more hard work than the job of<br \/>\nthe reformer. And this, too, has benefits for mankind. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>Please Comment, Like and Share<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Credit |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YNnRfr0vg5E\" style=\"text-align: left;\">18. Work On The Decayed &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">++++++++++++++<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mediaeclatdotcom.blogspot.com\/p\/by-james-byrd-mba-business-consultant.html\" style=\"background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #004182; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, Ubuntu, Oxygen, &quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;, Cantarell, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Lucida Grande&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"60\" data-original-width=\"468\" height=\"59\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEj8wYgqJ2XWKNpEawp3ofPFX_EDxnjhGhLxlx24SdwWsy0V6WnHgYVqMM3CPvDNYEl2oL2VOJpaaF7kmLdi-0_B-m51cMpH2Qs4xasvEnQI9FRgun9OPDpFd-oMFG0uwD2xpDPBUQxLMooVXxkMwyXqOf66VSvEwUMCYeDfoVZpQnLgs3hiEXdtK7PRTg=w460-h59\" style=\"background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 15.84px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;\" width=\"460\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit |&nbsp;18. Work On The Decayed &#8211; YouTube The Lines Bottom. [6] The root causes of stagnation and decay extend back into the distant past. The habits that produce decline become well-established over time. But it is the nature of decay that it is unacceptable. 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