People and organizations need a Phoenix Moment. In mythology the Phoenix was a creature that would be consumed by fire and then be resurrected from the ashes. This should become a law of nature. We have many colleges that need to sell all their assets and start over again at the struggle level. I don’t know what they would do with the assets but they need to go away. There was a day when today’s major universities were struggling little colleges. The professors were living hand to mouth. The students were dressed in hand me downs and were not sure where the next meal would come from. They accumulated massive endowments, became powerful forces, drifted down hill and moral gravity took its toll.
The same could be said of mega-churches. This is why I am convinced that church splits are not necessarily a bad thing. Sure there is a bit of pain and a lot of unchristian behavior but at least one of the parties will see the light and have a Phoenix moment. Revival will follow.
This is why old political parties need to fade away and be replaced. The Whigs were once the opposition to the Democrats. Then came the convention when they refused to take a stand against slavery. The Republicans were in the wings waiting and they came to life out of the ashes of the Whig party. It may be time for the Republican party to go the same way.
This is why computers need to be rebooted. My son tells me that you can leave your computer on too long. Over time it accumulates so many obstructions to its clean operation that it slows down and starts crashing. When it gets the wrong virus the only answer is to Phoenix the hard drive and start over.
Many organizations are like a patient who has lost both kidneys. They need to go on dialysis regularly to clean up their blood. If they don’t, they die. It would be better to go Phoenix.
Maybe we need a law that requires all organizations to liquidate after a certain number of years.
To be concluded...
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