Think About It

Over the last few weeks there have been some pretty public feuds that have had negative impacts on people – not just those primarily involved, but collateral damage as well.   The government shutdown put a lot of public servants in a financial bind and negatively impacted those who needed access to government services.   To a lesser degree, a spat between two media giants caused the disruption of programming for people who pay good money to be entertained.   I am sure that if you were to ask those directly involved, they could make a case for their reactions – but that doesn’t help those who were caught in the crossfire.   I was hoping we were passed the point of buyer beware – now I am not so sure. While it easy to get frustrated with “big business”, have you thought about how our private arguments can influence bystanders?   When we have a family disagreement and children can’t see their extended family, what good does that do?   When we get crossways w...