So... the basic question is WHY humans cannot exist at least in small groups and get along? Every club, hobby, and job I have been involved with started out well but the longer I was involved the worse the place seemed. The wonderful interaction and comradere that made the experience so great evaporates and leaves a nasty bickering and infighting within the group. People come and go and disrupts the flow and makes a bigger mess of hurt feelings and misunderstood intentions. After a while it seems to be a competition of who can tough it out the longest and survive until all else have left and that person is now the dominate member of the group.
Currently I am in a club and have been in it for 2 years. There is no training for new members so they are pretty much clueless and need lots of help. A little training would go a long way towards reducing bickering, stress, and confusion. BUT... There is no program in place to train the new people and the elected officials in charge never had one so the figure the new people do not need one either. A kind of "I did not get it and I came out OK" mentality. Instead of trying to raise people up and help, they tear down the people trying to change for the better.
I am torn between staying in the club, applying for an office, and trying to make a change OR say screw ya all, I am going home... I have found other people in the club with a similar feeling yet I do not know if I can depend on these people to continue on in the club and help make a change or are they going astalavista also?
I want to make a difference at MY club. I want to contribute to MY club. I keep getting the feeling that my contributions are NOT wanted and yet they keep saying that the club needs people to help. IS it just ME? IS it the CLUB? IS it just a handful of people that feel their position of power is in jepordy?
Monday, August 28, 2006
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