hello everyone tonight
it is real nice to see a cooling off period that seems to be developing among all you debaters, this is much needed for progress forward
I have nothing against progress but then one has to realize just how far and how big and how quick the organization has to move in a certain time frame
take farming for instance, the playing field is open to everyone to move as fast forward as you like but remember there is always a catch like to move to one more level , you will need more land, larger machinery, more cattle, and the list goes on--, or you can move to a certain level and remain there as long as one can make a decent living.
I sort of feel that maybe the TFG moved just a little to fast and maybe needs to regroup--I have been following its progress along for some time, and my personal feelings are that we still have a great group --be its smaller size--this could be no doubt attributed to the rough economic cycles which was hard to forecast and maybe some bad calls, I am not one to judge--
I know for example my son who dairy farms had to ride out the bad publicity connected with the "mad cow disease" which hit swift and hard at the dairy industry, he hung on for a merry ride but in the process gained valuable management experience
I have noted for instance the housing market's up's and down's weeding out those that made real bad choices--leaving those that chose to remain and rebuild
riding out hard times will mature the TFG, and mould it into a reality organization--listen closely to your gut feelings, and follow good well organized leaders, chose them wisely for their knowledge not necessarily their degrees
at UCV when I worked there the public enjoyed listening to just common folk, they were not interested in listening to those dressed in suits and ties, they wanted to hear and be taught the basic structures of life and living
The National Geographic magazine went through many harrowing growing pains, but stuck by its ideals
food for thought
NH
