Being mission-oriented

When we try to accomplish something great in society, we inevitably have to deal with many organizations and institutions that exist. For example, if we want to educate youth in our neighborhood to be moral, we need to work with the local schools and student groups.

However, we shouldn't get too caught up in the politics and management of these institutions at the expense of forgetting our mission. Too often we become too focused on the external management of a program or system that we forget our internal purpose that we are trying to accomplish.

A balance between the two is needed, but we should realize that the institutions are tools for accomplishing our mission and are thus dispensable, although it may hurt our pride because we put much investment into developing them.

Spider Meadows, WA - July 2013