Monday, October 1, 2012

The Prince


PictureLooking at one of my favorite classics 'The Sound Of Music' for the umpteenth time I again heard baroness Schreider explain to uncle Max how she was planning to 'take care' of  George's seven children by sending them to a boarding school, to which uncle Max replied, Baroness Machiavelli.  This particular time, after promising myself to look up that word many times before, I decided to immediately get on the internet and find out the meaning of the word Machiavelli.

I found out that the word comes from a certain man named Niccolo Machiavelli.  He was born in 1469 and was a man who wore many hats. He was a historian, a diplomat, a philosopher, a playwright, a writer, and many more. He is most famous for his controversial book, The Prince - which was the inspiration behind the derogatory term Machiavellian, and even his nickname "Old Nick" became an English term for the devil - which speaks about how social benefits can and should be achieved through moral corruption. Machiavelli believed that in order to rule, a ruler would have to be willing to act immorally, exercise brute force, deceit, etc. This way a ruler would be both feared and loved, however, since these two rarely went hand in hand, Machiavelli believed that it is better to be feared than to be loved.

The devious plan of the baroness toward both George and his seven children became clear to me and I did not feel bad for her anymore when he finally dumped her.

It can sometimes be very tempting to ascribe to the Machiavelli's philosophy of leadership. It may be easier to lead based on fear than on love but the problem with that is that with fear you only can do so much and only for so long before people revolt. This is clearly seen throughout the history of the world.  Eventually all dictatorships, tyrannies, socialisms, etc. fall because fear cannot rule forever. Eventually people get so used to being afraid that they actually stop fearing fear. And then... revolt.

Over 2000 years ago another Ruler was born who also wore many hats.  His whole philosophy was based on love and love alone. With love He managed to save us, prove to the universe that His government style is just and merciful, and defeat Satan at the same time.  And He did not stoop to the use of immorality, deceit, hate etc. It is not easy to rule with love as the foundation but it sure is the best way, in fact the only way to achieve real and lasting loyalty, relationships, freedom, peace, and joy.  And unlike 'Old Nick' His rule will last forever.  So ignore 'Old Nick' (both of them) and follow 'The True Prince' who loves you and wants a healthy, happy and peaceful relationship with you.



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