There is only one race…
Diversity
DEI = DIE
To include diversity in this or most situations througj DEI would mean to lower the bar that sets the standards of entry and make the field of lower quality and less competative
My Pondering
Here is another exclusive team regarding race. Why arent their any 5 ft white, hispanic or asian players on this team?…it’s not fair, no diversity, No DEI…(I trust you understand that my comments are sarcastic in nature)…I am proud of these Americans who represented US well, congrats Stephen Curry, King James, KD and the whole team…it’s actually our diversity which makes our country great but its wrong to mandate it and foolish to require it. Play your best regardless of color!!! Red, White and Blue!!! USA 🇺🇸 USA 🇺🇸 USA 🇺🇸
Slavery (and abortion) -Abraham Lincoln
My Pondering
In the 1700’s (18th Century) – Independence as a country; the rights of Americans.
In the 1800’s (19th Century) – Independence a person from indentured slavery; the rights of slaves to be free.
In the 1900’s (20th Century) – Independence from discrimination; the rights of women to vote and the African-American to be equal.
In the 2000’s (21st Century) – Independence from abortion; the rights of the pre-born.
Meritocracy in America is what we need.
Meritocracy!
If you aren’t referencing the following: merit, value, profit, ROI, service, legitimacy, contribution, meaningful purpose, uniqueness, diversity of ideas, level playing fields, continious learning – improvement, abundance, opportunity, collaboration, partnership, law, integrity, strong character unity, the American way, faith, family, country, prosperity, ethnic-color blindness, liberty and the like – I have NO interest.
Only weak and simple minded people rely on equity of outcomes, exclusion based on uncontrollables, division based on skin color, handouts vs handups, socialism, reliance upon governement, mediocrity, lowest common denominators, prejudice – no matter what direction it goes, and so forth.
Stinking-Thinking
It is lame and un-American to hold a negative prejudice based upon gender, race, ethnicity or any other uncontrollable condition. It is foolish to not have discriminating taste, preferences and judge based upon preferences, work ethic, merit, quality, value, potential and so forth.
The problem is a mind-set epidemic in our country of later and abused all too often by self-serving people which often include politicians, inferior thinkers, slackers, and others who rather take a hand-out than by hard work, education and smart risk taking.
Quality of service talks plenty loud. Attempting to manage equity of outcome sucks, that’s some version of socialism or worse, her uglier sister – Communism. It sucks big time. If a business leader is foolishness enough to NOT hire the very best person, it’s to his/her company detriment first and foremost. If you are slighted due to something uncontrollable, that sucks too and unfair no doubt. On the other hand, where there is a problem that means there is an opportunity as well. Solving problems effectively and efficiently is what good business is about.
America
…the land of the free and home of the brave
I am talking about America 🇺🇸. The greatest country world has ever known, the land of opportunity and free enterprise, or atleast semi-free.
If you a citizen of the United States 🇺🇸 that is usually an advantage over most of the world just because of where you live. No doubt, some people have a leg up and where dealt a better hand of cards 🃏 🃏 🃏🃏🃏but that doesn’t mean you can draw more, shuffle your deck and win by playing better, smarter and harder. Enough people have won big time. Heck, it might even be an advantage in America to not have been born with that silver spoon 🥄, easier said than done but I can still be done. There are too many immigrants here that still prove that daily and currently. Just look at the at Barak Obama, Oprah, Bill Cosby, and my favorite Chris Gardner made famous by the great movie starring Will Smith: The Pursuit of Happyness.
Middle American Male
Before you point your finger at me, I was a product of divorce as young boy, public schools and middle america with a middle income single Father, Navy OTH veteran, and for the most part pretty average. My mother immigrated from Cuba and met my father in Dayton, OH. I was thankful taught the value of hard work, entrepreneurship and an appreciation for the American Way 🇺🇸.
I have been on straight commission sales my whole life. I have worked with all kinds people of for decades, thousands upon thousands, pretty much every age, ethnicity, income, and so forth. Stereotypes are true and they are not true. People differ, most want similar: mutual respect, to be heard, good service / products, dealt with honestly and with integrity, to receive a good value, timely response and clear communication. It’s not that complicated. A sincere smile and to really care go a long ways.
I started OnGuard with $5k and a pocketful of dreams. It’s been a grind 🪨, roller-coaster 🎢 and jet ride🛩️ . Recently, I partnered up with not one but two first generation immigrants; Vladimir and Sohail. They each didn’t to America 🇺🇸 with a lot of money but they did come with a lot of education, drive and ambition to live the American dream 🇺🇸.
The Bottom Line
The bottom line is that if you have the will, there is a way. The best way is with lots of willpower and a bit of serendipitous luck. I realized a long time ago, i get a lot luckier the harder and smarter I work. Yes, God helps all His children but He especially helps those who help themselves, especially those who help others the most. We are more when we serve more.
Some will, some won’t – so what’s next!
God bless America…America bless God.
Feel free to de-friend, disconnect or whatever if you don’t agree. We can agree to disagree, no problem.
Q&A – Women in business?
Question
Thought for discussion…..women in business, sometimes in trying to adjust and fit in a traditional man’s world, change how they handle themselves. They scale off parts of themselves which makes them uniquely a woman. And in turn, come off as harsh, witchy, uncaring.
How can a woman successfully navigate a man’s world in business yet still be compassionate, show caring in their words and actions and share their natural feminine traits?
My Pondering Answer
Like most things in life there are similarities and differences. Every successful business leader adapts and uses competitive advantages to excel. Women should stop trying to excel by trying to be the same as men but rather be their unique best with their God given talents and developed skills.
Women often are more adept in multitasking, nurturing, communicating and emotionally aware. It’s a fact that they are more connections between the left and right side of their brains. That’s an advantage in certain aspects.
On the other hand, mothers are traditionally are the primary caretakers of children so therefore they usually cannot dedicate the same amount of time working outside of the home. Raising children is important and it’s sad our modern society often looks down on that for it’s been well said:
“The hand that rocks the cradle rules the word”
I was out surveying a security system at a local children’s camp a couple of months ago. The director was driving me around on a golf cart. She was on the phone given commands, on the radio providing guidance, talking to her staff are she drove all the while telling me what she needed in regard to security.
I said to her, “Wow, you really do well running this place.”
She said emphatically, “I am a mom!”
That’s awesome 👏 Very much a Proverbs 31 lady.
Take the best and leave the rest.
What say you?
Who ordered an apple?
My Pondering
People have their own wants and desires.
One of a special kind
Humility & Honor; Essentials of Unity – 1 Cor 12:21-26
Racist Republicans?
Race only matters to racists.
I am going to challenge Christians that we need to be using different terminology when discussing issues about race. We are all impacted by the secular world, and we need to learn to not only build our thinking on God’s Word to develop a truly Christian worldview, but also to use terminology consistent with that worldview instead of the secular worldview.
When Christians do this, they will be communicating as they should and we trust this will also stimulate people to ask questions about the terms being used to be an even more effective witness for Christ. I have found this then opens a door to talk about the Bible and also directs people to the saving gospel.
For instance, consider the following:
Instead of using terms that classify people as “black” or “white,” we need to understand that everyone is actually the same basic color—brown. The main pigment in our skin is called melanin, and it’s a brown pigment. So-called “black” people are actually dark brown. So-called “white” people are actually light brown.
What we observe is people with shades of skin from dark brown all the way to light brown. In other words, people’s skin is different shades of brown. Whenever anyone talks about “black” or “white” people, we need to explain to them the fact that people are not different colors but different shades of brown. In doing this we can also talk about the genetic variability God built into Adam and Eve to produce lots of variation in skin shades. This then enables a person to talk about the first two people and the message of sin and the saving gospel.
In the year 2000, the Human Genome Project released to the world the result of their research after mapping the human genome, and they declared there is only one race of humans. Of course, those who believed God’s Word in Genesis concerning the creation of the first two people should have been saying all along that biologically there can only be one race. The Bible’s history in Genesis explains that because of rebellion at the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11), God gave different languages causing different groups to move away from each other forming the different nations/cultures around the world (Genesis 10). Thus we shouldn’t be referring to different races of people but different people groups who belong to the one human race.
Once we understand that all humans are the same basic skin color, then we realize we shouldn’t use terms like “people of color.” All (unless they are completely lacking pigment, causing medical issues) people are people of color. Humans need that color (melanin) in their skin for protection from the radiation from the sun. Actually, the amount of melanin people have in the skin represents a tiny part of their genome—it’s just a minor variation. Sadly, we’ve been programmed to believe it’s a major difference, which it is not.
I have had people tell me they are bringing their relatives to the Ark Encounter, so I said to them, “That’s 8 billion people. What you mean is that you are bringing your close relatives.” The point is as we are all one race, going back to Adam and Eve—we are all related to each other. And because we are all one race (that means as descendants of Adam), we are all sinners. So the gospel message is for all people—every tribe, nation, and language. That’s why it’s so important to teach the truth about one human race biologically, though two races spiritually, the saved and the unsaved. God’s Word reminds us the gospel is for the entire human race:
“Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people” (Revelation 14:6).
God saves people from all people groups because all humans belong to Adam’s race:
“After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands” (Revelation 7:9).
Ken Ham – Answers in Genesis
