Simple fact: We get more of what we celebrate.
We should celebrate that which enables a thriving civilization:
Moms and dads
Good teachers, coaches, and mentors
Productive work
Innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship
Respect and responsibility
A framework of stewardship
Humility
Strength
Rule of law
Sacrifice for others
Maturity with self-control and wisdom
Faith, and confidence in a larger and better future
Language which builds up
The arts
Preserving the best of our traditions
Leadership, followership
By contrast, consider how much in our cultures today celebrate:
Death
Pride
Truth defined only by selfish interest
Greed
Violence
Cynicism
Anarchy
Prolonged adolescence
Entitlement
Indiscriminate sex
Coarse language
Escapism
These erode civilization, undermine, divide, and weaken relational life.
There is a real world. Foolish people believe there is no real world, only narrative. They think that if they change the narrative it becomes the real world.
