[Introduction to a multi-part reminder on mentoring]
John Anderson (a past Australian Deputy Prime Minister who has earned a reputation as an honourable man) spoke at a Christian Men's breakfast in April ( I think), in Orange, NSW, Australia. To men of all political persuasions, to move beyond optimism & pessimism, to a realism. He quoted Robert Menzies’ words
“...democracy is more than a machine; it is a spirit. It is based upon the Christian conception that there is in every human soul a spark of the divine; that, with all their inequalities of mind and body, the souls of men stand equal in the sight of God. So it is that, while Fascists and Nazis concentrate their efforts upon the power of the State, regarding the citizen as the mere minister to that power, democrats must concern themselves with what they see to be the true end and final justification of the State - a full and good life for every individual citizen. The chief end of man ceases to be the upholding of the power of the State; the chief end of the State becomes man - man the individual, man the immortal spirit.”
Accessed at 8:48 am Sat 6 April 2019, from
John Anderson's answer to Dr. Geof Chew's question on the need of the hour for Christian men like the group at the men's breakfast this morning (@ 7 am on Sat 6th April) in Orange ….
... “Young men need mentoring, (with the demise of “family”, and the absence of fathers)…
hear the second half of his answer via my phone recording of the rest of his answer…
hear the second half of his answer via my phone recording of the rest of his answer…
Other Notes from life, thinking around about this...
Graeme Petschell:
You simply take what you have, what you feel to share, then God ... takes what you share, that seed, and multiplies it and takes it from there to transform and bring life to the other person.
Paul Meeth:
“Most people in the time of the New Testament, lived in towns of a maximum of 10,000 people…” we have cities of millions.
In speaking with PM & Graeme Petschel, …
cf Asia, Australian life is individualized little boxes, and if you wanted to go to town you get into your little box on wheels ..
In Asia, Older people sit on the pavement outside…
The manager should know his own mind and purpose. He should work with the materials he has, and not with those he would have liked. He must remember that he is dealing with men and not abstractions. He must foster a sense of community of interest among all those who are engaged in his enterprise. He is to practise self-help to the limit before appealing to Government or other people. He must never lose his capacity for pioneering.
https://menziesvirtualmuseum.org.au/transcripts/Speech_is_of_Time/402_Dem_Mngt.html accessed Sat 6 April 2019…
JohnAnderson.com.au twice interviewed
Jordan Peterson, whose message is basically: “Go back to your bedroom (code for “start with yourself”), and only then go out and change the world…” cf the modern popular advice given to anxsty young men “use your angst and anger etc to go out & change the world “full-stop””.
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