Change in our society is only ever achieved through touching at people's hearts - not by instilling bullying and driving fear
Real Australians reach out to their fellow Australians with empathy and respect. They lead by example. Over time, this brings reward won by mutual co-operation and shared success.
On my daily morning walk through central Sydney this week I was met by what appeared in front of me to be a 'mob of bikies' in their black jackets and 'colours'. Before baulking to cross the road I read one of the emblems ..."CFMEU'. They were all the same.
They were in fact clustered in front of a coffee shop - all dressed for battle. A day in court I suspect. The closer I got the more evident it became that there was only just enough of them to actually spread out and seemingly 'claim the sidewalk'.
As I nudged my way through them however I heard only one voice: "...that was all I had left...". A very personal voice coming from within a mob that looked anything but personal.
In reality, the words I heard from the one member could (probably would) invoke help and support from greater society for one who is really 'doing it tough'. Sadly though guys, we as humans generally draw immediate conclusions from what we first see (threatening?), basic instinct has taught us this. Further... we ALL must at least appear to be open to others or no-one will ever stop to listen.
Sometimes 'groupthink' is a very dangerous thing. You can't ever go back to check the very foundation upon which you (we) stand. Without a clear understanding of core values (founded within society's values at large) our objectives and plans can be skewed towards something that we may have never intended to be in the first place. Integrity begins with the individual.
The Great Aussie Bloke
He's been the lovable larrikin
The butt of many a joke
For he speaks his mind right at you
plain speaking kind of folk
To get a true likeness of him though...
the painter would need few stokes
For straight up and down
just as you find him
is the great Aussie bloke:
Give him a field
He'll raze it clean
in just a given day
Give him a bar
he'll fill it with fun
At his regular pay
Open his eyes
to a worthy cause
He'll move
without delay
Yet introduce him
to a worthy miss
He'll quietly shrink and choke...
Not much with his softer side really
The great Aussie bloke
The 'engine's always running'
He's 'chatty' and forthright
A friend in need...?
He'll turn up ready
to help him with his plight
Injustice found?
In his own way
He'll defend the given right
A time of darkness...?
he'll be there too
to raise his sleeves to fight...
Then without words
he'll tip his hat.... and
slowly roll a smoke...
Straight up and down
Just as you find him
Then without words
he'll tip his hat.... and
slowly roll a smoke...
Straight up and down
Just as you find him
He's the ...great ...Aussie ...bloke
Forwarded from my I-phone Grahame J Flynn
Forwarded from my I-phone Grahame J Flynn
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