the brave new world

In our brave new world, I heard an ad for OSU's ( Ohio State University) "Endeavor Center." Beats me, what this means but then today catchy phrases override everything. Capture the language and you enter 1984. In the old world, however, in the early to mid 1800's, words held specific meanings. A translated, native canoe song from the Pacific says: "Good above all is the part before; bad above all is the part behind." The seat of honor in a native canoe was the forward deck and obviously, secondary or inferior was the place at the back of the boat. Looking out, therefore, meant a higher place than looking back.

Translate the message metaphorically to 2011 and we find that only be looking ahead to 2012 can we put an honored, conservative Presidental guest onto his (her) proper seat on the forward deck of our ship of State. Or else? We'll again find a radical re-organizer seated at the back of an over-loaded aquatic bus.