Sunday, August 31, 2008
Does Sacrifice Equal Better Leaders?
The Spartans seemed to consider boys owned by society more then their families. With the sense of duty that a family felt to maintain Sparta it was essential to train strong soldiers and leaders. As a mother I can't imagine sending my son away at seven. Giving up my son to the state would be a huge sacrifice. If I was living in a community dependent on a strong military to maintain the state that sacrifice would be necessary. Political dedication and involvement in government was associated with the highest degree of prestige. I think many people could make a difference politically if public service was a priority. It would be nice if our society took more interest in training strong political leaders. Maybe our leaders would be more successful.
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I would have to agree that public service from a greater portion of our population would make a huge difference. So would understanding our "duties" as citizens. We do have duties. Unfortunately many are too busy demanding rights to remember that.
As for sacrifice and leadership training, both begin at home and should not be placed solely on our government. We as parents set the example of how to be politically involved. How to be a leader through independent thought, creative reasoning, and respect for those we work with, under or over. By instilling knowledge and a sense of loyalty and respect for our country in our children, sacrifice will naturally follow. And if we expect this first from ourselves, it will carry over to the leaders we elect and hopefully to their success.
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