Ego over Real Strength under Brute Strength

Man desires respect from other men and it is the goal of man to keep his worth for as long as he lives. "Worth" in this respect, if that man is a blue collar working man, means perpetulating the myth that he is as strong as he was at 22. For intellectuals, its means perpetuating the myth that you are always smarter then 22 yearolds. This is tough because image is a facade that decays fast and requires lots of effort to maintain.

In this era... America is like a middle aged man looking back and trying to show the world that it is still as strong as it's always been. Our constitution shows a time when we were spry and energetic.

What is the reality? We are mortal men. We can deny our mortality, but it constantly tarnishes our 'outer man.' In truth, as we age we lose brute strength for valuable wisdom. Wisdom is real strength. For America, when we hear "the need for change" it points to the need to realize we've changed... The working man of 2007 is not the working man of 1907. Machines have taken the place of real brute labor and working environments now need to comply with OSHA.

What if we dropped our ego and let our guard down and admitted that real men are mortal? Would we dismiss men as weak and feeble or would we come to the truth that all men are mortal? Consequently, what would happen if we let companies compete to raise the standard of the homeless and poor? What if companies competed for the best education for our young ones or the health care of America's working class? Society would experience change... social change. By admitting you are mortal you admit that the policies of America 100 years ago really do not apply to today and that society could stand a reform.

We should promote the mortality of man... Young men should realize their destiny is getting old and management should realize that middle aged men are valuable assets not liabilities.

Overall we could stand a chance to reform democracy & capitalism...change the equation to ego under real strength over brute strength... Keep an eye on the past and two feet facing forward to the future~ when this happens~ the weak will be stronger then the strong!

(This means letting the young guy pick up the paper boxes instead of trying to prove yer still a whipper-snapper!)

~J out