Ask a child this. What makes a great leader?
I've heard them say... "Someone who is positive" (close)
"A person who thinks positive" (yes but a bad leader can think positive too)
"A person who does good" ....."A great leader is someone who makes a positive impact on life." continued...
A great leader is someone who makes a positive impact on life
today and for the future generations and environment
today and for the future generations and environment
a hundred years (and on) from now.
In the scheme of the proposed development by The Kennedy Development Group for a Lowe's and Super-Walmart here in Spring Pond Woods... its not hard to not wonder who in our community is or is not a great leader.
Should we not study what the impacts to the community, environment, the children's camp, future generations, and Spring Pond Woods, this clever development proposes? It offers certain parties money- ok but not all are benefiting, and the negative impacts in society outweigh the good. Life will be negatively impacted by:
loosing more wildlife habitat
loosing more of the limited open space there is left
loosing a good camp setting in a quiet setback of the woods
loosing a good camp setting in a quiet setback of the woods
damaging effect on wetlands and potential vernal pools
loosing trees pertaining to opulent history
loosing a place of peace on the facing hillsides surrounding a secluded lakelet
creation of traffic chaos
creation of drainage and flooding issues
loss of geological, potential archeological or "symbolic landscapes"
loosing landscapes of heritage (where to begin and when to end?.. see most sections)
loosing landscapes of heritage (where to begin and when to end?.. see most sections)
our great leaders?
If I may say, one great leader would be a Camp Fire councilor.
They teach children to: love and protect the earth, and grow from this experience, play outdoors and appreciate others, and how to change ourselves for the environment, instead of changing the environment for ourselves.
They've taught children to analyze the wetlands, and look at bugs and species.
And to keep nature clean, by picking up pollution.
They've taught the children to build shelter in nature without impacting the earth.
And then sit back and love all there is to learn from it.
(Photo of a shelter made by the children of Camp Fire)
I'ld also like to acknowledge and say thank you to these great leaders who are making a positive impact, by trying to sustain the good we have left in life to enjoy:
Representative Steven Walsh
Some on the Salem Planning Board? (early to say, but I have faith in (all of) them)
Lynn Traffic Commission
other Lynn and Salem Commissions
The National Park Service
Members of the Mashpee Indian Tribe
Workers unions who fight for fair wages, and for keeping industry in America!
The Spring Pond Advocates,
including those on facebook.com/SpringPondWoods
Rich Randall, arborist
Leslie Courtemanche, conservationist
Carl Greenler, Calvin Anderson, and Tom Osborn, historians
helping friends and everyone else who are writing letters, etc.
and the parents of children who raise them well :)
Peace
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