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Follow on Google News | The voice of authority awakens...Her life was full, seemingly one of the happiest kids on the block. Suddenly one early evening she was involved in a ‘hit and run’ accident. Her body was left unconscious by the road side as the driver sped off into the distance.
By: Wisdom-and-Philosophy.com When I’ve studied this subject before there has been an amazing recognition of truth that has left me speechless. In what context you may wonder can authority be so powerful? The dictionary definition is: the power or right to give orders and enforce obedience, recognized knowledge or experience, and authoritative person or book. An ‘Authority’ There are two aspects of this ‘authority’ Firstly, one aspect of ‘Authority’ It is a matter of respect for other peoples’ rules. You must give them due regard for their feelings and their rights in their own house. You may have sweaty feet, but it is only courteous to follow their house rules. Some people are in the mind set that rules restrict freedom; whereas in reality they encourage freedom. You know where you stand if there are rules in place. Of course some may respond that rules can be a joke because they are unfair. Let’s re-enforce this argument by imagining this situation; the rule of no shoes. The children are constantly told to leave the shoes at the door. You however have sweaty feet so you ignore the house rules. The children glance at your shoes and then glance at the person who set the rules. Where is the authority? From an adult point of view we must be aware that children must abide by the rules and therefore we must lead by example. If there are rules in place but seem to be unfair what is the answer? First and foremost you must respect the purpose of the rule and the reason an ‘authority’ QUOTE: "Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending." (Carl Bard) Our second view on ‘Authority’ If you tell someone the truth, do they accept it? More often than not if the truth is against the ‘run of play’ or contrary to someone’s own belief then the likelihood of anyone accepting the ‘truth’ is unlikely. Let me illustrate. If anyone becomes stressful, shows extreme anxiety, hyperventilates or collapses your immediate response in controlling the situation would be to advise them to ‘calm down’. This would also be the medical advice, but nonetheless would your instruction be adhered to? This would be unlikely because you are not the authority. Have a doctor give the same instruction and there you have the ‘authority’ Another illustration – If you tell a good friend that has a busy and hectic life that they need to slow down, because in your opinion they soon may encounter some form of illness or breakdown; will they hear what you say and abide by the instruction? But should a doctor propose the same solution they’ll listen and act upon it. The doctor therefore has the authority. If for example you have a teenage tantrum and you as a parent try to control the situation, will you have the authority? You’d expect to but teenagers begin to focus on other role models. This means it could be anyone ‘other’ than their own parent. When a parent tells the truth to their own children, it cuts through and gets heard okay; but their ego will object in a big way and the child will rebel. Imagine your boss at work… If you have a suggestion that seems to have clarity and good guidance, would they accept it? No… Their ego probably wouldn’t allow it. But remember here that in every situation the concept of truth hasn’t changed, what is fine and suitable isn’t accepted because you simply haven’t been the authority to be accepted. If you want someone to accept the truth but they won’t accept it from you, you’ll need to WATCH closely. Determine who is their authority? For a parent watching their own child this will be particularly difficult. Your child’s own ‘authority’ If you are trying to get your child to have their hair cut because it is too long, watch and find what aspect of their appearance is governed by an authority. It maybe that your child, let’s say John, is attracted to Lucy at school. He’s too shy to talk to her but is infatuated by her beauty. Your authority for his appearance therefore is Lucy. Approach Lucy out of school and ask her to ask John to get his hair cut. Although the John-Lucy example is amusing, don’t forget that the plot remains the same for different aspects of our life. If you know of someone who is stubborn and won’t do something they should, then no matter how loud you shout their stubbornness will always win the day. But one specific ‘authority’ Once you understand the principle of how ‘authority’ 2. STORY 1 JODIES AWAKENING It was back in the 1980’s when in the United Kingdom there was, as with any age of music, bands that dominated the charts. These bands became influential in many a teenagers life. Jodie a 13 year old, bright and breezy, full of life, attractive, intelligent and was well know to be infatuated with one particular band in the UK charts. Her life was full, seemingly one of the happiest kids on the block. Suddenly one early evening she was involved in a ‘hit and run’ accident. Her body was left unconscious by the road side as the driver sped off into the distance. An ambulance was alerted and her parents met her by her bedside in the hospital. The anguish her parents must have gone through was incomprehensible. She lay unconscious for a few days until the doctors diagnosed a coma. The next few days and weeks were intolerable for the parents. The mother in question never left Jodie’s bedside. Both parents were completely cocooned in the turmoil and couldn’t see any possible means of recovery. The parents were counselled and were suggested to consider all possible avenues to bring Jodie out of the coma. One of which was to think of whom was influential in Jodie’s life? It wasn’t long before her main infatuation was brought to the top of their considerations. The ‘pop group’ who were high in the charts with their current single, of which Jodie knew every word. The parents set about contacting the pop group to see if they would speak a message onto a cassette for Jodie in the hope that their voices would stimulate some reaction. Jodie’s parents had tried every family member to whisper in her ear in the hope of stimulus and nothing had happened so they were beginning to lose hope. This so called ‘pop group’ were busy and may not have been able to spare the time. Low and behold they received a message that a tape had been recorded that day and was being sent by courier to Jodie’s bedside. Both parents wrestled with Jodie’s ghetto blaster and the wires and rushed to be by her bed. The tape arrived mid-morning. By noon Jodie was awake. The tape had been the stimulation Jodie needed. (Andy Bolton) by Wisdom-and-Philosophy.com # # # Andria Bolton Editor, Author and Businesswomen Wisdom-and-Philosophy.com and How-to-be-Happy.co.uk http://www.solicitors- http://www.Face- End
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