Change, Hope, Progress

Today we have three shiny new words to ponder. To politicians, these are happy magical words that motivate mindless lemmings to the temporary action of support and the all important vote. For politicians the use of these words, bring the power of control and dominance. For the lemmings, they conjure up wistful thoughts of blissful utopia. Sound like a contrast to you? Read on.

Change (ooohh)
Hope (aaahh)
Progress (yippee, everybody likes progress)

Change is a verb that means to become or be made different from what was before.
Hope is also a verb. It is an anticipation or yearning for an outcome.
Progress is yet another word of action that describes movement towards an objective.

We hear these words a lot now-a-days. What do they mean? Who is using these wonderful words of encouragement and what do they want? Do we agree with them? Before you assume you know, let the thought sit on your brow for a moment. Wrinkle up the forehead a bit and put some brain behind it.

Now, let’s ask ourselves shall we.

What change are we being offered? Is it a change we want?
What outcome is hoped for? Is this a hope we share?
What objective is the progress towards? Is it a direction we want to go?

Think about it.

Change that you want can be very good. Change that you do not want can be very bad. The more important the change, the better or worse things can get. The same goes for someone else’s vision of hope and progress. Will the change you embrace today lead to the progress you hope for tomorrow?

Think about it…. your future depends on it.

Stay tuned next time when our not-so-super everyman-of-a guy addresses the more weighty subjects of wisdom and prominent social systems of government. (Whew. I typed that all by myself!)