Monday, September 29, 2003

Best Intention is not enough . It not only cuts- its wounds
don't always heal and we just get waste !

Did you know that Don Quixote has found a friend?Together they form a formidable party . Quick draw McGraw and his many media friends are driving sound professional carers mad with their fast horse fanaticsm. The greatest evil can be done in the name of the best intention (B Shaw). Even Attenborough is concerned that our caring is out of balance with the real care balance issues ( Enough rope ABCTV 22nd september)
Caring in the real world where predation exists is no simple matter . So why care at all Is our idealism wrong ?
If guilt is driving us to act quickly too,…. that too is wrong?
Lets be practical and effective about this, because true caring is both of the former. Not one of us can care responsibly for more than a few things close to us . The effective tradition of caring in our culture ( one that maximizing choice and involvement , is one that takes the reality of suffering seriously , and seeks to redeem it by being responsible for the few things in our control. Read The Jericho road story by the real radical in our history.