The end of the year is time for reflection, assessment, and determination of what changes to make in the future. Sometimes, identifying what I don’t want is a good foundation for deciding what I do want.
Wikipedia defines incompetence as “the inability to perform expected tasks, the opposite of competence”. We are all incompetent in some arenas, at some times. Whenever we take on a totally new task, there is a learning curve involved. In the best of worlds, the mistakes we make become the foundation for learning, building our competence.
This is why successful ventures have people at the decision making level with relevant experience, and a track record of previous accomplishments in their field. Competent people have pride and integrity in their work. Ideally, promotion is given to those who have demonstrated competence, without regard to personality issues, like gender, race, or religion.
Personally, I desire to be competent, and work with competent people. I look for social and political leaders who are competent.
Wikipedia defines corruption as “a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense”. Corruption is an abuse of trust in a position of power. Corruption happens in every part of society, as it often involves money. Financial corruption usually has help from professional enablers, such as bankers, lawyers, and agents at every level. Corruption flourishes with lack of transparency, using opaque or complex financial systems and multiple levels of shell companies, all designed to hide the true nature of the transactions.
Lies are the corruption of truth. The debasement of any value is corruption. The unfair exchange of value, such as delivering lesser quality or quantity of any material promised, is corruption.
Long ago, I decided that living my life honestly was not only good morally, but is actually much simpler. A life of lying requires constant attention, and memory, keeping track of what I have said to whom. One slip, telling the “wrong” person the “wrong” story, can destroy trust, relationship, and integrity. Whereas, striving to always tell the truth, means never having to remember who knows what.
It is easier to work with honest people. Everyone is more relaxed and projects are more likely to succeed. I look for honesty in social and political leaders.
Britannica defines demented as “crazy, mentally ill, unable to think clearly or understand what is real”. Speaking becomes rambling and incoherent. Facts get lost, and the imaginary becomes real. Simple tasks become impossible.
Almost 7 million Americans older than 65 (1 in 9), have some form of dementia. I have several friends dealing with this for themselves or their partners. It is a sad and demanding situation.
I will be 79 in a few weeks, and already notice my memory isn’t as reliable as it used to be. In particular, remembering names seems more difficult. This may just be natural, for I still seem to be functional (I think!), but the issue of dementia is on my mind from time to time.
People can live comfortably as they decline mentally. But certain tasks can become too much, and then families and society need to step in, and set limits. Driving a car, living alone, cooking, running power tools, all may become unsafe for the demented person, or the people around them.
In politics, people who have held office for a long time are often reluctant to leave, even as their real capacity falls off a cliff. As the power of the position increases, the adverse impact of dementia increases as well. Society needs to remove such people for their protection, as well as our own.
Which brings me to my resolutions for the New Year. I resolve to strive to be competent and honest in all my activities and conversations, and to be attuned to my own state of mind. As a corollary, I expect competence, honesty, and sanity from the people in leadership positions, as a reflection of what I value, before I can support them.
Our commander in chief appears to be incompetent, corrupt, and demented, therefore, I can’t support him. He is destroying our planet, our economy, and our relations with other countries. A few Republicans are beginning to recognize this reality, but not enough yet. How bad must it get? Each person must ask themselves, beyond partisan affiliation, does this man represent the best in me? If not, speak up, and give our “leaders” courage to act.
Crispin B. Hollinshead lives in Ukiah. This and previous articles can be found at cbhollinshead.blogspot.com.
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