WORLD According to Mark By Mark Tobola As many of you over the years have figured out already, I am opinionated. I have opinions, and views, and I stick to my guns. And I’m also able to learn …
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WORLD According to Mark
By Mark Tobola
As many of you over the years have figured out already, I am opinionated. I have opinions, and views, and I stick to my guns. And I’m also able to learn from others, and learn from doing my own research, and change or update my views, too. I wanted to lead off with this because I wanted to share one of my opinions that often throws people off. And I want to share why I am of that opinion, because I keep ending up coming back to the same opinion time and again.
I find that on a great many topics, I see myself coming to the conclusion where I say “Why not both?” For instance, when it comes to the Green Energy topic, I find myself seeing the “old ways” and the “green, renewable ways,” and I honest to good – ness see we need both. And I do admit that I like clean air and clean water, so to me it makes sense to use every possible and sensible option we have to create power.
It’s the same for me when we discuss things like managing our ocean fisheries and the topic of wild caught versus farm raised. I keep thinking, over and over, that to satisfy the demands of the world, it only makes sense to do both, and do both with as much wisdom as we possibly can. Electric vehicles? Well, I see the benefits, and I see the issues… But I also see that we live in a free nation, and that the freedom to choose what powers your vehicle shouldn’t be an issue when you are at the dealership. So, I’m back to “Why not both?” I can do this with a great number of topics. I can hear both sides and agree with both sides, because all of the thinking is valid. But I also realize that all of our solutions will change over the years. Things will be different in 20 years than they are today, and I don’t know what that “different” will be, ei – ther. But it seems that with all that is going on, there are leaps and bounds of improvement happening in every corner of our world. And sometimes the most unexpected of improvements comes from looking at the “old ways” and learning how to use them in new approaches and reap benefits. It’s like I heard at a business seminar one time. The speak – er said, “Your mind is like a parachute, and is most effective when it is open.” It amazes me how often the old ways or the past offers insights or solutions to the problems of today. And it amazes how often the struggles of today have potential solu – tions all over, but so few get explored properly to see if they are good or bad. We have to keep our minds open, because the possibilities are endless. And my opinion, based on my experience, is that utilizing every option we have is usually the smartest choice.