Rights and Freedoms

On the issues of personal liberties, freedoms, universal rights much has been written, and we, as a race, have recorded into history cases of truly inspiring progress. All across the globe are people who share in the belief that we are all equal, that we all suffer, we all have the same requirements for life, and all have the potential to make this planet a better place to live, for ourselves, for our families; for all of us.

This is a pivotal step along the road of the cultural and social evolution of the human race. But the journey is far from over... Much pessimism exist and false rulers would steal the power from those who would do good.

It is a widely held belief that groups of people, towns, cities, nations, cannot be controlled through force forever, and I agree with it. There are countless instances that show up in our records, and more relevantly, in memory, that show this to be true. Even though many may be born and some may die under such regimes, such systems of governing will always crumble.

A true leader, a ruler of a people who's followers do not fear them, will lead only while he or she can shape the very thoughts of those over whom his or her power extends. Only by shaping ideas and focusing minds of those they are sworn to serve, can a leader hope to continue doing their work. Governing officials must understand and use this knowledge, balancing the people's desire for stability so they can continue living their lives, with the changing needs of the global economy, the local ecology, and with the laws passed down from our founding fathers.


There are, of course, rewards for these remarkable individuals who achieve power through ideas and not weapons or force. Men and women who strive to lead in this way will see more of their means accomplished. Their power will only increase, and their sphere of influence will grow with time. There will be a marked resistance to any attempt at control, this is positive. This resistance is what will push forward democracy and bring fresh ideas to power.

The results of all other approaches are not as favorable for the leaders. Their posterity? Being listed as corrupt, greedy, underhanded, untrustworthy, or worse could follow their legacy for as long as their story is told. Vile and despicable leaders of the past are surely remembered for their cruelty and indifference to the human condition, as well as those that may follow them, both genealogically and politically.

We are beings not just in space, but also in time. It is this author's opinion that the suffering you put on others will surely come back to you, just as the rain water flows steadily down the mountain river toward the ocean from whence it came.