Building Blocks For a Stronger Nation

Communication

Another mental ability like self-control is communication. Communication is not a competition. It's purpose is to exchange information and ideas. It's not meant to control. It's meant to inform. Life is not a video clip or a talk show. It's not a movie or a sitcom. It's not any of the media. None of these examples demonstrate how to effectively deal with actual life through communication. They are brain candy and candy has no nutritional value. Too much of it is bad for you. Young people and old need healthy, intelligent examples to learn from, not the nonsense we are seeing displayed in all these forms of media which are only artificial representations of life. None of it is real, but if it's the only thing available people will begin to mimic this behavior, from children to political leaders.

The good news is that this is not how we are wired. We did not survive and evolve as a species because we don't know how to communicate. It's just the opposite. The major driving force in the success of human beings to live on this planet is our ability to connect and work together. No matter how hard an ill-intended a small group tries they can not re-program millions of years of evolution. All anyone needs to do is stop listening to the wrong messages and they will regain control of themselves. The humanity inside us will naturally take over. Most of us do it everyday and the negative behavior of a few will only strengthen this bond. Once we begin to focus and work on these abilities again, it will be very easy to see the lack of them in others. Then we will know who are the real source of our problems, anyone seeking to divide us.