He sits and he writes
His sleep deprived dreams
He wanders the paths
And crosses the streams
Straight on his way
Through the only gate
The only problem
The Wolf lies in wait
Where is his shepherd
O where is his king
In dark tangled jungles
Or the desert s hot springs
He doesn’t deny them
His broken off feet
But his bleating cry
Abba Come carry me
The serpents song
The reeds they sway- the bushes part
The sun it bathes the childes heart
The grass it glitters with sickle green
Diamonds of death -beneath the trees
The hound it sniffs in discontent
Indolent lullabies of wicked fen
The lazy child-the bent of men
Monotonous -warnings are sent
The grass it parts- the hound flees
The eyes so clear- vapid dream
Swift and deadly the adder grabs
Cold lays the child with folded hands.
Call me in the morning
Call me in the morning-
Once time has passed.
For it is dark outside-
And I will not be last.
To some it’s asygnation-
To others a time for sleep.
But as for my own reason,
It’s not for you to Tweet.
Call me in the morning-
When light hast broken through.
Then we shall sally forth,
And laugh at mornings dew.
Season of Life
Standing at the fork-
Of Predestined roads
Will I be dragged kicking-
Or bow to my Lord.
Seasons of life
The river sweeps me-
I can but obey
For on the banks-
Lurk beasts of prey
Seasons of life
In a field of sorrow-
Sweet flowers left behind
My way is beckoning-
I have made up my mind
Seasons of life
There are but 2 spirits-
There is but one way
Justice and mercy-
To walk while day
Seasons of life
Open letter
On a chair beside the fire,
Lay papers with letters inspired.
Dark black ink against white background;
Giving vent to words thus found
In the den- by the great chair
Left a letter thus dropped there.
In the den by angry flames,
Lay a letter of forgotten names.
Deep it reached beyond the sea,
And questions answered- tenderly.
Pleading, exhorting, or angry tone;
The message had reached home.
One of my recent weekly school assignments.
How do governments seek to cooperate with or work against business?
Modern leaders tend to work against business and vilify it. Adam Smith referred to the invisible hand, our modern leaders have referred to their boot (Soraghan,M., 2010). Government regulations have gotten just as twisted and corrupted as the scandals of big corporations they seek to watchdog .These regulations are the result of public policy which is the action plan of government to achieve a broad purpose affecting a substantial portion of a nations citizens (Lawrence & Weber, 2008, p.165)
Societies around the world vary in their friendliness to private concerns. Even most unfriendly ones grant certain rights to their citizens corporate ane private. These rights nearly always include Patents and copy rights. Patents are the exclusive right to market inventions(Encarta, 2011) and Copyrights are a form of intellectual property rights designed to reward creative and intellectual work(Satterlee & Robinson, 2008, p. 78-89).
Although most policies may be good intentioned they continue to war against the productivity of the private sector. Some examples of this include; tarrifs, taxes applied to certain imports; quotas which artificially manipulate the supply of items, and subsidies, or special privileges encouraging businesses to get started in otherwise unmarketable conditions (Satterlee & Robinson, 2008, p. 78-81) .
In United States alone Up to 12 Agencies operate 35 food safety laws, 541 clean air water and waste programs are administered by 29 separate agencies, and so on.(Beck, 2009, p 17 ). The misuse of the commerce clause has had wide impact in commerce. One of the better known of these travesties enforced has been the minimum wage. The minimum wage hurts the poor by cutting off the employment ladder. Raising the minimum wage destroys jobs, specifically entry level Many economist consistenly agree that this policy does not reach its stated objectives but causes great harm(Garfield 1996).
Not all government regulations war against business..In the late 19th century and early twentieth there were barrons of business who indeed did need to be checked. As time went on government became more of an instigator than an investigator.The bottom line is some regulation is essential, but the most efficient regulation is that which comes from the conscience. Governments greatest gift to businesses is to stand back and let the chips fall.
References
Beck, G.(2009) Arguing With Idiots: How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government. New York, NY .Simon Schuster Inc
Encarta dictionary. Retrieved February 7, 2011, from website:
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861724176/patent.html
Lawrence, A.T.,& Weber, J. (2008). Business & Society: Stakeholders, Ethics, and Public Policy.
New York: McGraw-Hill Companies Inc.
Satterlee, B. C., & Robinson, J. A. ( 2008). Global business from theory to practice.Roanokke, VA: Synergistics Inc.
Soraghan, M ( May 3, 2010, ). Tough-Talking Admin Officials Keep 'Boot on Neck' of BP, The New York Times.
Retrieved 8 Feb 2010 from
Garfield, R.(April 1996). Raising the Minimum Wage: The Illusion of Compassion Joint Economic Committee. Retrieved 8 Feb 2011
from http://www.house.gov/jec/cost-gov/regs/minimum/illusion.htm
One way mirror
You see a reflection-
Not what others see.
A distorted image
Your eyes meet.
To see the truth-
Behind reticent smile
What do others see,
In this self denial?
In a mirror cracked-
That distorted view.
Break it you must,
To ever see the truth.
extra Stuff I Have been reading or rereading for fun and as source material in school
In 1996 the Joint Economic Committee in the congress of the US had put out a piece on the destructiveness of the minimum wage. http://www.house.gov/jec/cost-gov/regs/minimum/illusion.htm.
Glen Beck book
Arguing With Idiots: How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government
Finally even the New York times
Yes school is informative- have a great day.
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I just recently reread 2 Thessalonians 2 and it just reinforced my belief the church will be here till mid tribulation when the first wave will be pulled out. I would hate to be unfaithful to God and not take that first escape. While the end may be a long way off I believe that all the intrigue with it is not a good thing.
Just like we have our consciences deadened by the entertainment around us we have our vision muddled by the same.
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