A big moron and a little moron were sitting on a fence.The big moron fell off.Why didn't the little“

moron?

Mcan so arate his faith rom actions or his beliefs rom his occupation?This

or God and this for myself. mm daily life is your emple and your religion, enever you enter into it, ake with you your all.Take he plow, and the forge , he mullet and the lute,the hl'Ilgs you have fashioned

n necessity or delight... 0r in adoration you cannot 1y higher than their hopes 0r humble yourself lower han their déSpair."

-Kahlil Gibran

At present,we live in a orld where people separate

_regards to the current ltuation pertaining to the going strike,many students, cult? and administrators

Ve betrayed themselves

ylng this can be supported

vthe Way the above parties

_e fesponded to the Student

::n S strike. It is clear

,Ve Just about everybody talked to is in symp-

y Wlth the MaintenanCe

efS demands for an

table wage to insure a

HID“ W

Ui

Because he was a professor.

e Can No Longer Afford to

eir beliefs from their duty.

eP down inside.My reason for

i if . lecture Number I432|BE

decent standard of living. Moral support however means nil if there is no concrete

j immediate action to back up

what an individual really feels.So,while the grass grows greener during this Strike the horses contin— ue to remain starving. I‘cannot see the logic of those people who claim to support the Maintenance . workers but'then go on to work and to class as if they are obligated to teach,ad— miniSter and be taught.The reason the strike of the Maintenance workers has been prolonged is because

.of those people who believe

it is their duty to do what their job and role dictate rather than comply with their conscience and act honestly and truthfully.. To act in this manner is to be extremely hypocri- tical and in a sense schizophrenic.How can an individual work or perform any other duty properly if, their principles do not comply with the work they do?Principles,beliefs and convictions " CANNOT"be separated nor isolated

/ .l.’ I

from the way a person acts whether it be in

an office,classroom,or for that matter on a picket line. It is there— fore imperative that our principles govern the way we act 24 hours a day.If they don't believe

'that particular indiv—

iduals should seriously take a good hard look at themselves and redefine, restructure and formulate a value system where justice, honesty, and love for their fellow man prevails. We all believe that justice should predominate when carefully analyzing the strike by the Maintenance workers,just as we agree that poverty,pollution, starvation and war should be‘eliminated. How can justice prevail in our society,though,when profit, growth,competition and greed seem to be the primary objectives for many?We must therefore

ask ourselves some basic questions that this strike points out! Can a divis— ion of labour be just— ified,i.e.some people

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Separate Beliefs From Duties

who will not sacrifice

and share the abundance

of wealth that they have?As well as asking our- selves questions about

the strike,let us not forget to exchange roles with the 30 or so people who are getting paid around

‘$4700.00 and make ends

meet?

In essence,let those of us who risk making jus- tice‘a reality be strong. Let those of us who care about people be true to our convictions and beliefs andrecognize how intoler— able injustices such as those committed against Maintenance workers have been over the years. Finally,let those of us who have supported Maintenance people be true to our— selves in all that we pursue and continue to act in accordance with our beliefs and principles that gives meaning to life and support to our fellow man.

Sincerely, Art Laffin