Have you ever noticed how an ant colony pulls together to cross a great expanse of earth to get their community to higher and safer more fertile ground? They know intuitively that they can’t do it alone. No matter how big or small they are – they know that they only have six limbs and it won’t get them over that great divide.
Through an artful use of communicative taps and vibrations that rival some of the great communicators of our time like Martin Luther King, JFK and the most recent Barack Obama, the ant leader empowers each of the soldiers in this well orchestrated collaborative coop to use their skills to the maximum benefit of the community. Some bring food; others bring the makings for shelter, while others still link their fine microscopic hairs to each other’s limbs as they build one to another -- a bridge. The bridge is strong enough to carry 100 times the colonies weight. You will find no blame here either should one ant’s limb give way because there are four others supporting that one forming a rotation that any army officer would be proud to be a part of. These are no fair-weather friends! No -- this is a community committed to the success and survival of each and every one!
Plainfield family – This is “The Power of C”: Communication, Collaboration and Commitment in all its Glory! As a community the time has come for us to realize that where we are now is not indicative of where we can be, and it is certainly not a proclamation as to where we ought to be. We have all tried to do it our way, mostly for the right reason and not all of it in vain. We’ve tried it alone, in segments, in groups and in parties – now let’s try it as A COMMUNITY.
It’s time for us to get back to basics and start injecting some HIGH HOPES into our children, our schools and our community!
Progress With Purpose!
11 years ago
