The Striking Similarity Between Today's Liberal Bureaucrats And The Sadducees Of Old

As a writer who has dealt and worked with many bureaucrats in my work-related history, I can without reservation, tell you there is a striking similarity between today's liberal bureaucrats and the Sadducees of old (see articles here and here).

As an example, this writer recently purchased two pair of shoes from a well-known local shoe store over a week ago. Since the store was out of the shoe size that I wanted, the sales lady immediately ordered the shoes from the corporate headquarters. The sales lady said she would call me when the shoes arrived (usually within five days). The shoes arrived within three days of her ordering the shoes (which was great!).

The problem was, there was only one pair of shoes that arrived instead of the two pair that were ordered. Why? Simply because communication at some point had broken down along the way and someone had mistakenly canceled the other pair of shoes. So today, I asked the sales lady to kindly re-order the shoes that were mistakenly canceled, and hopefully, they will arrive sometime early next week.

Sadly, today's liberal bureaucrats (like the Sadducees of old) are mostly void of any ability to use the long time tested and tried virtue called "common sense" (did you know they buried Common Sense years ago along with his parents, wife, and children? - see here). Common Sense would have told the person (or persons) receiving the original shoe order to ship both pair of shoes at the same time, thus preventing any kind of hangup or miscommunication. It would have been a simple process. Sadly, bureaucrats are seemingly experts at turning something simple into something complex (see here and here). So, from the first century Sadducee to the twenty-first century bureaucrat, nothing has dramatically changed (Ecclesiastes 1:9 NLT).

The solution to the above miscommunication problem is simple: See article. The art of effective listening is brought about by employing the word "focus" in our daily lives and living. We can gain more effective listening skills by simply getting rid of the noise and distractions in our life, thus better able to focus on the task at hand (Ecclesiastes 9:10 - see article).

---Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets