Always Reforming

Proponents of Capitalism, Socialism, Communism, etc. often level charges of greed at the adherents of opposing systems, and they're often all correct.  Greed, you see, is the precisely the problem.  It is ubiquitous; universal; like death and taxes, unconquerable.  Search as you may, throughout the world and the annals of time, you will find no political/economic system, no nation (industrialized or third world), and no heart, excepting that of our Lord alone, that is perfectly free from this evil of greed. The first step, then, to designing a proper and realistic political/economic system is to recognize the  presence and persistence of greed in the human heart.  No matter how much progress we create, how many committees we conjure, or how many slogans we coin, we will never purge this evil from our society.  It is irremediable.  It is irradicable. So, unable to eliminate this pock from the hearts of men and the institutions of our society, we s...

The threat, The promise, Of change, The comfort, The curse, Of stagnation. How exciting! How frightening! This prospect of Standing on my Own two feet. The weight, The blessing, Of potential, The relief, The conflict, Of decision. How exciting! How frightening! This prospect of Standing on my Own two feet. Nothing ventured, Nothing risked, Nothing sought, Nothing lost, There is safety in comfort, But there is danger in safety, There is safety in stillness, But, ah, The opportunities that lie Behind this upheaval. How exciting! How frightening! This prospect of Standing on my Own two feet. And leaping...