Seven Deadly Sins:
lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, anger, envy, pride
by Jim Trenholm
lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, anger, envy, pride
by Jim Trenholm
After a cup of coffee and a quick read of "Lust: hard to resist," first in a seven-part series, in today's Deseret Morning News, I got in my Honda Ridgeline and headed for our men's monthly prayer breakfast. The radio announced that Franklin Delano Roosevelt was inaugurated, for the first time, on this day in 1933. In his inaugural address, he said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
You asked: "Is there another deadly sin that should be added to the list in modern times?
Yes, I believe FEAR, the four letter F-word, should be placed at the head of the list.
Wherever there is fear, there is never quality.
It is not power that corrupts, but fear.
Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it, and - -
Fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.
Aung San Suu Kyi
Nobel Peace Prizewinner
Americans still care about quality. The country is full of intelligent, courageous people who would change . . . if they only knew how.
W. Edwards Deming
W. Edwards Deming taught the Japanese how to build quality automobiles when Americans were more interested in new models and sales. When we got left behind and interested, we asked him for help, which he provided. Deming discovered in the USA, that before quality, we must drive out fear.
Fear, it seems, is more prevalent now than ever before. Loyalty and integrity are both admirable traits, but when we are loyal at the expense of integrity, fear abounds. A person who is loyal can only say, I did it because I was told to do so. A person who has integrity can say, I did it because it was the right thing to do.
Fear is the opposite of love - - God is love.
Peace and Understanding,
Jim Trenholm
Wayne and I ran into Jim when we were visiting Reps. Lou Shurtliff and Neil Hansen in Ogden. Jim is wearing the hat.
You asked: "Is there another deadly sin that should be added to the list in modern times?
Yes, I believe FEAR, the four letter F-word, should be placed at the head of the list.
Wherever there is fear, there is never quality.
It is not power that corrupts, but fear.
Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it, and - -
Fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.
Aung San Suu Kyi
Nobel Peace Prizewinner
Americans still care about quality. The country is full of intelligent, courageous people who would change . . . if they only knew how.
W. Edwards Deming
W. Edwards Deming taught the Japanese how to build quality automobiles when Americans were more interested in new models and sales. When we got left behind and interested, we asked him for help, which he provided. Deming discovered in the USA, that before quality, we must drive out fear.
Fear, it seems, is more prevalent now than ever before. Loyalty and integrity are both admirable traits, but when we are loyal at the expense of integrity, fear abounds. A person who is loyal can only say, I did it because I was told to do so. A person who has integrity can say, I did it because it was the right thing to do.
Fear is the opposite of love - - God is love.
Peace and Understanding,
Jim Trenholm
Wayne and I ran into Jim when we were visiting Reps. Lou Shurtliff and Neil Hansen in Ogden. Jim is wearing the hat.
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