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SELF-ESTEEM AND
A SHARE OF THE GLORY
About a year or so ago, the government in Sacramento
appropriated the money and nominated a group of experts to
study self-esteem. They had decided that too many people
lacked self-esteem, and this led to a great variety of
problems, especially among the young. Many of us, or most of
us, lack or are unable during our lifetime to do enough
wonderful things to sustain our self-esteem. However, we can
attain great joy through Shared-Glory. We can be proud of
our country, or our village, of our school or factory.
On television they speak of us as the buying public, the
labor supply and college material. Various interests spent a
lot of money to dominate our minds.
At one time a person could spend most of their lifetime
working with the same company. Your company may be bought or
sold. Money managers appear to have great power. But we are
group mammals. We need some form of shared glory to sustain
ourselves. People may identify with a professional sports
team or one of its players. In some of the cities, the young
people join a gang to attain a sense of belonging. Many
people I talk to feel they have lost control of their
destiny.
