Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Let Us Not Mistake Fear for Passion

When a gash appears from random "horseplay" during training camp in Wichita Falls on a Dallas Cowboys' neck, it's o.k. for the band-aids to stay in the medicine cabinet. In the voices of Jerry Jones and all that apply, the wound of an internal organizational problem will go away if ignored, but little did they know it can leave a nasty scar. In the "horseplay" incident that took place between Irvin and the other teammate, all humaneness was pushed aside to fuel the fear of powerful vs. powerless. We can question why the bliss of the Landry years are no more, but the answer is very evident. When you have an organization motivated on fear and no longer passion the weak get weaker. And by weak I mean the powerful being less than sufficient in being good stewards. Not only did Irvin and his kind, the MVP's, get reinforcement that they can get away with more, but the ones that are not so lucky in starting every football game see that their heart and soul that they put into the sport every day is nothing short of meaningless. You need to have balance and positive reinforcement within a variety of individuals all fighting for the same cause, because need I say it one more time, yes everyone does matter!

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