Morale Strategies: The Importance Of An Enemy
This world is full of people and things you don't like or you don't want. You may even despise them or more than that. It's common and it's all normal. This is applicable to any amount of people: be it one, a group, a company, a political party, a nation and yes, even the world. We need fuel to the fire: when one is beginning to tire down, to slow down, you need something to fan the flames: you need an ENEMY.
Let me just remind the readers to not be so fast in thinking that this is all about waging war and crushing your opponents. An enemy is, like my favorite, The 33 Strategies of War describes, the polar star that guides you in your quest. It may be a person, an idea or something whose existence should be dealt with. For some, it's their enemies in their lives, for nations like America or Russia there's Capitalism and Communism and there's also environmental pollution for the rest of the world just to name a few.
This tactic can also bring about a sense of unity. Unfortunately, not many in the country where I live in has the mind to use this. Imagine what a nation with one united mind and spirit can do. Imagine South Korea in the 1960s poor and in dire need of technology: they battled poverty and the miserable outcome for their families and nation should they fail. The result? South Korea emerging with its own technologies or the counterparts of the Japanese Zaibatsu, powerful companies that have a significant impact to their respective countries, like General Motors of America.
Imagine that the realized presence of an enemy can unite, can emotionally empower people to do a lot of things. That's why we got Jim Rohn who's good in motivating people through their emotions, the revolutionists (picture the Russian Revolution), etc. But do remember, an enemy is best kept in mind, not outwardly. Be graceful to people by not telling them who or what is your enemy because the best kindness you can give to them is to expect that they will most likely be unable to understand you. Do not make high expectations of them but expect lower, unless you're already in a very high seat of power.
Let me just remind the readers to not be so fast in thinking that this is all about waging war and crushing your opponents. An enemy is, like my favorite, The 33 Strategies of War describes, the polar star that guides you in your quest. It may be a person, an idea or something whose existence should be dealt with. For some, it's their enemies in their lives, for nations like America or Russia there's Capitalism and Communism and there's also environmental pollution for the rest of the world just to name a few.
This tactic can also bring about a sense of unity. Unfortunately, not many in the country where I live in has the mind to use this. Imagine what a nation with one united mind and spirit can do. Imagine South Korea in the 1960s poor and in dire need of technology: they battled poverty and the miserable outcome for their families and nation should they fail. The result? South Korea emerging with its own technologies or the counterparts of the Japanese Zaibatsu, powerful companies that have a significant impact to their respective countries, like General Motors of America.
Imagine that the realized presence of an enemy can unite, can emotionally empower people to do a lot of things. That's why we got Jim Rohn who's good in motivating people through their emotions, the revolutionists (picture the Russian Revolution), etc. But do remember, an enemy is best kept in mind, not outwardly. Be graceful to people by not telling them who or what is your enemy because the best kindness you can give to them is to expect that they will most likely be unable to understand you. Do not make high expectations of them but expect lower, unless you're already in a very high seat of power.
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