Spirit of Leadership

LEADING WITHOUT LEADERSHIP a general suspicion of other people, a distrust of God), ignorance of personal identity, ignorance of personal abil ity, ignorance of personal purpose, ignorance of a sense of destiny, and a mentality of survival (we don’t really live—we just make a living). The only thing that mentally ill people are sure of is death. In everything else, they live in uncertainty. That’s why they’re so suspicious and distrusting of others. Yet this is the mind-set from which we cultivate our leaders. We need help. (By the way, the insane never admit to their insanity, so if you disagree with this analysis, then perhaps you qualify!) King Solomon, the wisest king who ever lived, wrote this statement in Ecclesiastes, his book on effective living and the challenges of life: There is an evil I have seen under the sun, the sort of error that arises from a ruler: fools are put in many high positions, while the rich occupy the low ones. I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves....Woe to you, O land whose king was a servant and whose princes feast in the morning. Here, the great leader Solomon warned us that the home, company, classroom, community, or nation that is under the leadership of someone who has a slave mentality is in great danger. His statement also implies that being in a leadership position, in itself, does not guarantee mental soundness. In essence, wearing a crown does not change your mind. Nothing is more dangerous than power in the hands of one who suffers from a sense of mental

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