thin king

Good morning to all,

Connexion is wonderful, surely?

On the golf course, all sorts of conversations take place, among
the players in a two, three or four-ball flight; sometimes, in a big
group which gathers while waiting to tee-off or taking shelter in a
halfway house because of lightning or heavy rain.

There was a time when someone casually mentioned that he
would like to send his child to a certain school, but the chances
for him was very slim. His friend responded, "Why don't you
come and see me about it, I have connections." Abruptly,
another friend butted in, "You mean you have corruptions?"
There was spontaneous laughter. It was meant as a joke, but,
beneath the joke, was there truth? The rebuttal carries more
truth in it than mere jest.

To all those who enjoy the privilege of being in the advantage
group, or in the fraternity, connection or pulling strings is
always seen as a benefit of one who had worked hard for it. But
to those who have been deprived or displaced due to such an act,
it is an injustice. Such manipulation, or pulling strings through a
connection, is really an abuse of authority or power, nothing less
than corruption.

It is easy to see corruption in the form of misappropriation of
money, properties, cheating etc. But corruption through pulling
strings usually escaped notice, always under cover. While the
former involves material things, the latter could involve unjust
suffering, loss of freedom or even loss of life. To save one unjustly,
sometimes others must suffer, the unwitting scapegoats. String
pulling, while apparently seen as merely taking advantage on
minor issues, is insidious. It entails an obligation, a return in kind
which leads to more string pulling. The more established a power
block is, the easier it becomes for the connection to propagate its
string pulling, until the whole hierarchy is corrupt. Then there is no
way to get out of it or to end it. This kind of entanglement will
ultimately expose itself. That is how it always happened; often
ending in the fall of a regime.

A recipient of the fruits of a connection can
also become the victim of such a connexion;
it all depends on where the x is.

String pulling is insidious.
Connection leads to Corruption.


Have a nice day.
Ronald