Interesting Things

Throughout the course of starting our new company I’ve learned quite a bit about “tech” culture over the last few years.  As I continue to listen and to associate with folks from tech centers of our own nation and around the world I do not cease to be amazed at the way in which people communicate.

Rudeness is the singular hallmark and keystone of the majority of communication. It seems that no one can, with respect, kindness and soberness, share their feelings or thoughts anymore. Much of thought seems void of depth and meaning and often when it is meaningful, it is salted with vulgarity or rudeness that obliterate it’s real depth and appeal to the audience.

As leaders and members of the human family, we used to speak with more thought and paced ourselves versus throwing out vulgar rants and crudeness. Can we please try to get back to these roots and raise the bar a bit for society as a whole? I believe that if we can do this that we will all be able to work better together, appreciate deeper thinking and have a more productive society.

There’s a quote that I will paraphrase that has always lingered in my heart and that is that course language is the attempts of a feeble mind to express itself forcibly. How true this is and what a poor shortcut it has become in our society. We need to bring civility and charity back to our world or we have no hope of really progressing together. If we cannot progress together in unity, then, as a nation, we will certainly fully fail.

View with back somewhat toward Tulare, Old Fresno Hofbräu and La Quinta on left.

What memories. This is a view of the entrance to the apartment complex in which I lived during the fall and holiday season of 1997 as well as the first month or two of 1998, if I recall correctly. I’m going to have to pull out my old journals and write a book. What a neat time. Read the rest of this entry »

Just an FYI, this is one influencing factor to really pursue posts regarding the Church in my opinion. I already felt very strongly this way long before I read this, but I thought that this would be somewhat validating for folks who may question sharing personal thoughts, feelings and testimonies to the world by way of the Internet. Satan surely uses the Net for a lot of things, why cannot we utilize it for uplifting and educating as well?

A quote from Elder Ballard that I particularly like and that I’ve advocated for quite a while and which I’ve tried to share with strong conviction is:

“We cannot stand on the sidelines while others, including our critics, attempt to define what the Church teaches.”