A Simple Truth
Over the past months I have used this column to draw from Kong Qi, Sun Tzu, von Clausewitz, Hugo, Kunnan, and others.
This month I want to draw on my own reflections.
Early in my life I learned a simple truth. If I did not stand up for what I believed, no one else would.
Later, during my time as a United States Marine I learned another valuable truth. Nothing is about me and alone, I am only another casualty.
Life, the valuable part of life is about community and society can only change when a community joins together and struggles to create positive change.
Still later I learned another lesson as I pursued a career in Research. I cannot know everything and in working at what I understand best and with others who work at what they know best the whole becomes greater than the parts.
No, this is not going to be my usual pedantic ramble. It is a simple truth.
We must stand for what we believe.
We must work as a team.
We must do what we do best and allow others to do what they do best.
Yes, I am afraid that is it this month.
Simple, is it not?