TheParagon-Education

Quality as we once knew it, has become rare and is questionable with those having a conscience and have experienced the concept. Qualifications are to suit the trends at the time of need; such as for income, not for the employee but for the employer and they become the acceptable form of currency amongst their peers. The availability of seats and the creation of the ‘Mickey Mouse’ qualifications becomes a tool for the layman, it is that ‘golden ticket’ or piece of paper and is the potential key to ‘Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory’, it opens a door to potential opportunity, or so one thinks, that is; if one’s face fits within the organisation, those interviewing you, via or to include one’s acceptance of personality and good character reports. Hopefully, to become an Umpalumpa, with the qualification or study deemed of a good standard and one can work up from floor-sweeper to teamaker, provided one does not ‘rock the boat’ and conforms to the unwritten rules. (Whatever they may be). During this journey, an employee can learn to also be a ‘confidante’, where loyalty, trust, hard work is the prerequisite and this is the expected employer’s ideal. This is considered as valuable assets or attributes one is not normally taught within the syllabus; but is seen as a pedigree perceiving a good upbringing for those with potential experience and are better informed of a full all-round understanding of life, (we refer to our elders for this and of course our parents…) These valuable attributes are considered as a fundamental foundation lesson for any new employee in to exhibiting ‘character’, this leads towards the increased value of the safety of the main hub of communications.’ These attributions consist of: ‘Trust’, ‘loyalty and honesty, these are the important building blocks and an employer will present the tokens of reward, such as small positive incentives i.e., ‘Best employee of the Month certificate, possibly a small bonus to be spent on company products, (claimed back through the accounts) … Why all this? The Boss does not want to experience the trepidation or repeat in history in the case of ‘Julius Caeser’ the ‘Ides of March’, receiving ‘a knife in one’s back’, during a normal working day, does not make for a good day!

Understanding the foreseen processes that accompany the employer’s protocol, can be seen to be a logical step forward, into recognising the opportunities for gains or benefits, to self and business with scope, without being in the front or on the battle lines. An individual or a group crossing an employer’s path can be considered as a potential disruption, a cause for a coup, potential assassins to those holding precarious positions and this maybe a threat to those individuals in question. Some employees are seen to be holding qualifications, some can also see ‘outside the box’ and this too can be considered unacceptable.

To benefit further i.e., self-improvement and more so, for meeting one’s ‘personal goals in terms of personal self-satisfaction’. Without this, our daily lives will be miserable and soul destroying more so, than it already is. In return, qualifications do give one, more confidence and self-worth, it also gives one an ego, to pursue a dream, (possibly), to give one motivation and to turn from being an honest person into a dishonest one, albeit to consider and help outwit those without qualifications, racing towards one’s bounty for better prospects and lifestyle. Let’s just say it can give someone an edge no-matter how small, …. even though we can see a double-edged sword here; we can also see a familiar cycle emerging and continuing. (Some may say, ‘If you can’t beat them, join them’, however that really depends on one’s moral compass’, expectations and necessities doesn’t it)?

We must remember, education was not originally designed or accessible to the poor and therefore the rules have evolved to today’s standards as the aristocracy require a workforce and profit to keep them in the lifestyle, they are accustomed to, offering incentives, preferably other than money or wealth. This can be seen as confusing and chaotic if one wishes to think about it. It supposed to be! It was originally created by the aristocracy, run by the aristocracy and this suggests a monopoly by the aristocracy. There is a tier system that many are unaware of, or are aware of it and just wish to ignore it by sitting in a field chewing the cud. If one has a title, linage to the historical world and traditions, have sources of wealth, it helps to get into the top five prestigious University Colleges to learn about leadership, management, dealing with peasants, uprisings, coups and to understand strategy, by playing Chess. In return one can join the ‘Old BOY’s Club’, to adopt the secret hand-shake and other unsociable, but acceptable pursuits, (usually with Freshers). Of course, be given, ‘Association’, recognised by centuries old traditions and ancestry practices by the so-called elite or shadow rulers.

As for the rest of us, we will attend the run-of-the-mill educational establishments within the inner cities that may have been given a ‘token’ of an honourable sliding scale title of ‘university’, perhaps lacking the ‘hi-brow’ prestige of the renowned Higher Education Establishments however; there are those that of course can see this from outside the box…. that’s right, the aristocracy and scholars that keep their heads down as to not rock the boat.

For most of us; what ‘Mr/Ms/Miss/Mrs’s of those conventional labels, on average does not get from all this, is any guarantees of success or even allowed to have ghost writers to fulfil their assignments written for them. Those that do, we can see the results of this poor judgement via the aristocracy or the so-called ‘elite’ and to what we see as a mess in today’s society, concerning Governments and Business, starting from the top, down…

All in all, we can say for the rest of us, our journey is based mainly on luck and having the appropriate tools for dealing with life and opportunities with the foresight in reading future events. Other bonuses can be from our parent’s style of upbringing in term of a positive environment, the ‘silver spoon in one’s mouth’ aspect is desirable, wealth, opportunity and social networking again; it is all mainly down to luck or birthright. (One needs money)! As the majority of the time, money talks and there begins the cycle again! Most students if they want an education, they end up with the eye watering debt or student loan to pay back. To whom? Those that run the system of course, i.e., the government, aristocracy, the elite.

Some, may not have sympathy, however; some aristocracy can also fall from grace from time to time, just like the media socialites. We are back to: ‘it is not what we know, it is who you know!’ The idea is not to get caught out. Directed opportunities from those people that one knows with influence, the higher the better! However; one will owe them…most likely ‘Big Time if one calls for that ‘get out of jail card!’ Generosity is rarely free, well! Within the Commercial World.

Life is seen as being on a Battlefield, (The World Market’) the swords are scabbard or sheathed, (as it’s all virtual nowadays isn’t it…depending on what side of the planet you’re on East or West?) the results can be the same as in terms of outcome, the battle is subtle and the fight is based on the art of manipulation and controlling the mind of others. In some cases, the less the people know the better, as knowledge is ‘Power’, so selling meaningless style courses to the unenlightened can be beneficial in many instances. A knife in the back, from most narcissists is seen as part of the challenge. At one time it was down to a good game of chess, using strategy and following the ‘Marquess of Queensberry Rules’, (remembering to whom created them in the first place to protect their own …) today, it is a tick box exercise, ‘You’ve sank my Battleship scenario!’ Perhaps a reflection of today’s graduates and post graduates or it can be contributed to the deterioration of the education system, or both, led by the ‘powers’ that be, politicians or should we say the bureaucrats with their fingers on the button controlled by the ‘Puppet Masters’ some high ranking to whom had ghost writers during their times of being a student, with their general lack of abilities, socialite mentality, Kharma or some form of justice will catch up with them perhaps? (We are seeing this change today; our eyes are opening albeit slowly). On the whole, this of course will no doubt lead towards another collapse of civilisation as in a long list of those preceding us. We still have the threat of World War III? Politicians, aristocracy, they may consider giving orders whilst sitting behind a desk and behind the lines, but there is one thing we should question and that is their education and experience and fundamental values because they are today coming across as if our pieces of paper are as worth anything, it is just like a piece of paper, floating in the wind or tomorrow’s chip paper.

NGW 22.08.23 Food for Thought!