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Woe to you, O land whose king was a servant<\/strong> Interesting comment. Could summarize it with, “As go the leaders, so go their children, and so affected are everybody else.”<\/p>\n And who isn’t a leader in some capacity? And a follower in another.<\/p>\n A leader has some privilege, that’s a given; but better is the one who remembers why he’s there. Take the term, prime minister<\/em>. Doesn’t “to minister” mean “to serve”? Doesn’t prime minister<\/em> mean prime servant<\/em>?<\/p>\n I’m reading a book entitled, Madmen of History<\/em>,** a devastating account of some of the world’s notorious despots, every one of whom left their country in shambles, and sometimes large swaths of the world. The book delves into the person’s upbringing and family history.\u00a0None came from a healthy family. And none knew anything about servanthood.<\/p>\n The whole “noble birth” notion versus “servant born” is something we might want to take issue with. Aren’t there examples in history where the low born rise to a very high place and deserve praise for both their ability and deportment? Yes, and we love them because they’re exceptions.<\/p>\n But the servant in the quote above, though now in power, is continually\u00a0compensating, always needing validation, abusing\u00a0privilege, flaunting,\u00a0and forever lording over.<\/p>\n We’ve seen this. We may have suffered under it. Or are.<\/p>\n On the other hand, the leader with an unassuming natural confidence comes with little need to prove himself . . . and his followers will have much to thank for it.<\/p>\n So, to reword the quote:<\/p>\n All sympathy to you, O citizen, employee, child, (or fill-in-blank) whose king, boss, parent, (or fill-in-blank) behaves in ways that are self-defeating and irresponsible to the point of your bewilderment and hampering your growth and freedom. <\/strong><\/p>\n At least recognize it for what it is . . . and do be careful that your own approach to leadership does not carry on the same curse.<\/p>\n Are you a leader? <\/p>\n ______________________ Like the haughty Hornbill, some are forever working to prove their worth, and to the pain of others, they’re often in charge. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5695"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5695"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10727,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5695\/revisions\/10727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nand whose princes feast in the morning.\u00a0<\/strong>
\nBlessed are you, O land whose king is of noble birth\u00a0<\/strong>
\nand whose princes eat at a proper time–<\/strong>
\nfor strength and not for drunkenness.*\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nIt’s a role most needed.
\nYou’re already on top, so put yourself under.
\nBe a prime minister<\/em> indeed.<\/p>\n
\n* \u00a0 Ecclesiastes 10:16
\n** author, Donald D. Hook\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"