Friday, November 28, 2008

Rough Waters Are No Place For A Mutiny

There is a ship called "Canada". It's a blustery day, the seas are rough and the wind is strong. She's a big ship, well built and engineered to handle the worst of storms. She is a beautiful ship, there are none like her anywhere on the seas. She's rich in resources, raw materials and potential. Other ships and crews that know of her envy her and all that she has.
There is a problem on board, however, the captain is distracted. He knows he doesn't have the confidence of his crew. His focus cannot be on steering the ship as he is constantly looking over his shoulder, thinking, planning and scheming just to stay one step ahead of the crew's next move. Canada cannot stay her course without the direction given by her captain. The deck hands are restless, nervous and are becoming greedy. They cannot agree on who the captain should be and are marginally split in agreement with some of the opposing crew members. Eventually the opposing crew members come to a temporary agreement that they will all run the ship.

Canada cries out as she's being ignored and battered by the waves for everyone on the ship to work together right now, let the captain take the wheel. She needs a crew to support her captain while the sea is in turmoil. She needs a captain to respectfully work with her crew. She needs the winds to fill her sails and move her to calmer waters.

When the black skies break and the sun begins to shine through, Canada will be ready for her Captain, his crew and his deckhands to evaluate her leadership. Right now, rough waters are no place for a mutiny.









Photo: Mutiny on the Bounty, MGM Studios