Hope Is Not Enough (Cont.)

Duct Tape Isn't Enough does not focus on blaming the bad guys for our problems or finding the right good guy to act as our savior. There are no messianic good guys or demonic bad guys in the book. Many of those who survive the tragedies of 911 and Katrina, and who will be able to survive the present financial crisis and the tragedies of the future will call upon the skills and the work attitudes of resilience to manage the situations they confront. Optimism, flexibility, teamwork, confidence in ourselves and the rightness of what we are doing have sustained human societies throughout history. To survive the hard times of the 21st century we need to go back to the past and practice what we know works. Many of the skills and attitudes that we need are the same ones that our parents and grandparents used to survive the Great Depression, World War II and Vietnam, the same skills and attitudes that their parents and grandparents used to build our nation. They are the spirit of America. Blinking lights and computer screens, like duct tape, are wonderful inventions, but they are not enough to hold our world together. A GPS unit may help you find your way to the hospital, but it will not help you find your way when you are feeling lost in the ICU waiting room as your husband or wife clings to life.

To be continued...
Ron Breazeale, Ph.D.
Author, Duct Tape Isn't Enough