An unbelievable new trend....

I read the news today, oh boy
About a lucky man who made the grade
And though the news was rather sad
Well I just had to laugh
I saw the photograph.
He blew his mind out in a car
Because the paper's said it was the trend

Remember the good old 1980s?
When things were so uncomplicated?
I wish I could go back there again
And everything could be the same.

HA... the trend is Integrity?

Personally I think to say Integrity is a trend (an emerging trend) is a load of "oops, mind you don't step in that".

I mean, really. Since when was it not a trend?

The 80s?

Says who? The newspaper? The "trend reporters"?

--begin sarcasm--

Oh no... home invasions are on the increase, whatever shall we do?

Do the same as you've always done. They aren't on the increase. The only thing increasing is what is being called a home invasion.

Oh no... the economy is in a recession.

Is it? How can you tell? You still get the same paycheck every week don't you?

Well yes.

So how can you tell?

The newspapers told me.

Oh... the newspapers. I see. Well, if it's in the newspapers it must be 100% accurate 100% of the time, musn't it?

Oh no... all businessmen and businesswomen are crooks.

How can you tell?

They're always on those current affair shows being exposed.

Oh... I see.

-- end sarcasm--

I think if anything is a trend, it's what the media, or whomever, decides to focus on for the time being.

There are just as many "anything goes as long as we make a profit" people in the world right now as there were in the 80s.

There are just as many "I'm going to run my business with integrity" people in the world right now as there were in the 80s.

The only difference is what the media, trend reporters, trend watchers, etc., decide they'll tell us this year.

Doesn't one of those self-help guru dudes say something like "I'll see it when I believe it"?

Go buy a particular brand of car and then notice how there suddenly seems to be a flood of them everywhere.

What changed?

Nothing. Except your perception. You never noticed before. But now that you drive one, you notice.

If you look for integrity you'll find it. If you look for rip-off artists you'll find them.

It's the same logic that enables one man to see opportunities all about the place while others see nothing.

At least, that's my take on it. :o)

Michael Ross

P.S. Ask yourself... if you never heard that integrity was a trend, or someone telling you there was a recession, or anything else like that... if you were ignorant of all these things, would you change what you do?

Does anyone know the story of the hotdog seller who sends his son to college?




Is this the trend of education in years to come?