Tuesday, July 5, 2011

From the Foundations

It begins with the foundation. Batter boards, string, alignment, and specs determine just how wide, just how long the pad will be. The material should be rebar and concrete, but some choose less reliable material. Some choose to not bother with such "triviality", and ask, "why does it matter what the floor is made of?" "If you don't like the foundation I have formed, then too bad for you," another may banter. But does it really matter to anyone else if my platform isn't reliable?

If the foundations are destroyed, the what shall the people around do? Loyalty, Integrity, Commitment, Reliability, Honor, Honesty, Trustworthiness, and other traits that were so prevalent in days gone by. Where are those traits now? Are they hidden beneath the surface or driven from the core and replaced with less confident material such as: Disloyalty, Dishonesty, Lack of Concern for others and Selfishness?

The interesting aspect to foundations is that discovery of the material is not usually revealed until the storm blows in. When the winds are high and the rains plummet down, the floods come, and the waters rise, the material that is within the foundation will make the building above either stand or fall. Where then shall the building above be?

Until tomorrow...Why Say More?

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