Answering the Hard Questions

I spent sometime in a meeting listen a head honcho explaining the implementation of a cut that is happening because of the failure of a school levy. It is very difficult to listen logically explain why these people who has supported this community's chlidren for years educationally should lose their jobs. It difficult but its necessary and someone needs to answer the question. Here in this i notice what continues to surface. "Why should we (community) support children that we have to see everyday.? Why do I have to pay extra taxes for kids i dont have?" (again the community)?
The losers in the battle for the jobs "How do we get the community be engaged?" The head honcho has a plan but ultimately its neither up to the cleverness of his plan, nor is it to the implementation of such plan. It is rather the parents that are the deciding factor. They have the most stake and the most to lose.
Some how a another instiution has to answer a question it does not have the means to do such. It has to raise and teach respect to children whom has often time been abandon by the parents who birthed them. Such a difficult task, how do we balance the work that needs to be done versus the work that can't be done because of the lack of ownership take for the children in this community.

What happened to it takes a village to raise a child? What happened to the caring corrections made? What happened to older generation getting there hands dirty to teach, lead and guide these children on the path to goodness?

Those hand have been shut out and have passed into the next generation beneath them. The which is my parents who teach me to do the courageous thing not for gain but for righteousness sake. My parents are pre occupied with the challenges to make their lives what it needs to be so when they go we can be taken care of. No more time and now the task of doing this dirty work is given to the mature ones of this generation.

I accept the challenge to consciously mold and shape the mind of the children into the adults they need be. I accept the challenges that the other generation before me can't do or choose not to do anything about. I accept the place that pays less and impacts more to achieve the goal of having a generation or atleast a people inside a generation to be the cutting edge of what can be. The very role model of love and life and passion embodied into an art or craft or place of profession that will make this world a better place to live in. I accept this challenge knowing what i see not be is not widely understood and accepted to be the best thing for myself. I accept the pain and the struggle that comes with raising children even though I am not a parent. I accept that this is my society and I responsible for what's in it. I accept the challenge to re-establish the neighbhorhood. I accept the challenge to walk in intergrity both for the sake of my children, myself and my community. I take ownership in the communties in which i live and serve. I respond with feirce intensity and consistent to produce the hope and the backbone need to deal with the ferosity of this life.

How do we answer the hard questions? We accepted the ramifications of the decision we make and we make the decision and stand on it!