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This is from a friend on another list.
I thought it gave a different thought about attitude especially towards
community and ownership. My father's generation had the same
attitude towards public goods like parks, autos and other things.
His Lion's Club on many occasions took care of what they considered their public
duty by caring for the town's equipment. What a different
attitude there is today in the climate where it is the expectation of a benefit
that motivates so much of out thought.
Good movie to rent: "The Man Who
Cried" Just saw it, would recommend it highly.
Ray Evans Harrell
I'm not sure this is relevant, but the "Nobody ever
washes a rental car"
brought this story to mind. Last September, my wife and I were on a tour of China. Early one morning in Xi'an, while I was making a fool of myself trying to do Tai Chi, I saw a group of teenagers washing a police car. I asked our guide what was going on, whether this was some sort of community service punishment. She was surprised at my question. She said that people are happy to wash police cars, and fire trucks, and garbage trucks and do it voluntarily and spontaneously. After all, those vehicles belong to everyone. And indeed, we did see people washing public vehicles in several of the cities we visited. Joe |
