Wednesday, January 18, 2012

kroger

hi,what a great day,finally paid off major bill,and i am so happy.broke but a lot of us are,so guess we will just have to persevere,keep that smile on our face and ROCK this world,hahahaha.was talking with some good people i know today and one of them brought up the question of why i was still trying to arguing with kroger over the tom thumb episode.you know it was a good question,while i have learned to live with the situation,loss of contract,and am going forward with my life,i confess,i will not and can not let it go.it has to do with life,belief in ourself,the moral standards we set not only for ourself,but our children and finally integrity.i am not going to go into a lot of detail over the situation itself,but am going to attempt to explain why i can not just let it go.in order to survive in this world,i have to have believe in myself,not with an ego problem,but faith enough to believe i have control over my own life.while we are subject to situations beyond our control,our faith gives us the strength to overcome the obstacles that life places in our way.the ability to take defeat and turn it into a win,or the strength we discover in fighting for ourself,even if we dont win,makes us the unique individuals we are.to submit,to allow a situation to overcome,to surrender without a fight,defeats the freedom of the spirit,making us less then,betraying the soul of man.we are special,refusing to subcomb,we reach for the stars in our dreams,uncontent with just watching them overhead.when we emerge from battle,even if we are not victorious,through our actions we also influence others around us,by demonstrating a belief in ourselves we may give strength to others,in the course of their life.children are our most valuable treasure,we preach to them,the values that are of utmost concern in fashioning them,molding them in a fashion to give them the ability not to just survive life,but strength,to overcome,and persevere irregardless of life's many pitfalls,they are our living testament to life,even after our death.to a parent,a child will always be a child irregardless of age,they are the well we wish to fill with our water of life's lessons.there have been kings who were crowned at the age of 12, bereft of the knowledge of their parents and others who waited till they were in the more mature years.i am king of my family,i have a responsibility to others,not just in my family,but also as a leader,to set an example that will protect those i care for,not just now,but especially for those times when i am gone.in today's world,there are times when i feel like a cog in a big machine,and not even a major one,in reality we are individuals,which means we are responsible,at least for our self.kroger is a major corporation which is definitely more powerful then litle ole me.it also states that it is a morally correct company,stressing that its employees are held to a high moral standard and that the officers of the company are held to these same principles,the same ones i believe we try to instill in our children.now it really is very simple to me,i run my business,not only with thoughts of profit,but also whats best for my customers,i believe if my customer does well,i will do better,so i keep my costs down so we may both expand together.now this means i must have a belief in the company and its values or there is no sense in trying to cut costs for the customer.all too often we hear about the soullessness of big industry,and while i believe its true for some it is not true for all.companies are run by people,all have some sense of moral ethics.it is the officers of the company which dictate the soul of that company.when a company the size of kroger is going to be telling the world of its moral expectations especially when used as a marketing tool,i am going to hold them accountable.we elect representatives of government,basing our vote on the statements they make,holding them accountable,and if they lie or mislead us we do not re elect them.kroger is a public company,its shareholders expect their officers to act with integrity,if the officers fail to do so,and it is brought to the shareholders attention,there can be changes made.the c.e.o. and other officers,can not and should not be allowed to act with impunity,there is a code of ethics to which they have made themselves accountable,and they have chosen this path on their own,by choosing to work for a company of high moral standards,per sae.i would be remiss in my duties,not only in my own sense of morals,but also to the stockholders of the company,its electoral body,if i were to allow them to treat me as if i am insignificant,for many stockholders only own a few shares,in the scheme of things they are just as important as those who hold thousands of shares.how many times have we heard of an injustice,even if it appears so only to those not in power,and then said if there was only something i could do.sometimes it is easier to just let it go,no fight,move on,my life has been built on doing what i think is right,without inflicting pain and suffering on others,sometimes at a cost.i learn from those i consider my peers,ron brown,jim lewis.and others,leaders of men,to take the lessons they have taught me and not to use them,would make me a poor student,out of respect for them,i can not allow others to treat me less then.i may be defeated,however i will retain my selfrespect,and the integrity of my own beliefs.to do any less would be an undermining of my core,who i am and the beliefs i have tried to live by,set myself as an example.

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