Perspective: So What

Well, never let it be said that I do not get emails!  And, it seems few got the idea from what yesterday's post is really about!

It dealt with truth - to hide it or not?  Which is better?  Two different cultures, two vastly different approaches ...

We are sinners, we are born into to it, we come to it naturally, we excuse it and then make it better by letting it become the standard of behavior.  Piece by piece we draw further from God, sin becoming the norm, then new sin replacing what we now accept, then a new norm.  Eventually, you end up in a place you never could have imagined, much less recognize, because there is a memory of where you started out at - and it sure is not where you have ended up!

Kant said, "... anyone who misunderstands or questions the significance of outward appearance in the world is a traitor to humanity."

Did you catch that?  To hide the truth is to be preferred to saving the knowledge of man's failures.  At all cost, hide the truth from future generations!

Ever hear the adage about "those whom do not learn from history, are condemned to repeat it"?  Well, you just found out why Kant's idea is so poorly conceived!  So, over and over again - seemingly without end, our culture continually repeats the same mistakes over and over again!  Never to learn, always to be surprised by the same results!  It disturbs me to distraction this cyclic myopia!

Okay, so back to the eMailed questions: "So What?"

Look at the world today:
Merkel, at the head of the German government is not fairing well.
Why?
Because the culture in that country believes in revelation of all, no hidden secrets.
And Merkel had been manipulated by the EU and the USA to bow to their desires on a host of issues from refugees to the Middle East Crisis.
And it was hidden ...
Like most things, what is hidden, ends up revealed!
Merkel is facing the lost of her position and power now.
Perhaps even a retreat of the Germany from the EU!
All because Merkel is a dishonest politician in a country where dishonesty is not appreciated.

In similar situations, Canada and Great Britain are struggling.
Difference is, their culture says to hide the bad and go forward.
But, what happens when news agencies find out about the government's less than ethical policies which are causing the world situation today?
Yeah, coverup, duck, and pretend - until the people hear the truth and have had enough.

In America, we just went through a rough election where unqualified people duked it out and the biggest mouth won.
Notice how it was all about revealing secrets from one side or the other?
That is thanks to our history as cover up central and pretend there are no issues.
And the opening of the trash cans has been very interesting ...

So, I hope that explains better why the difference between cultures have to be considered and are a valid viewpoint when dealing with real world issues!

Something to notice and think about.

How do you approach life?

I tend towards total honesty.
My mother, friends and most people I know in America - total concealment and lies.
My family in Switzerland, caustic honesty!

Which is better?
I like honesty - expressed in love .....