Honours
Happy New Year!
A quiet one for us in the end last night, but Brendon and I made it up until just after midnight.
Had my usual bah humbug rant at the New Year's Honours list. I strongly believe that any public honours should be given for service - doing unto others without the primary aim being immediate personal reward. However, it seems as if honours are instead being given for achievement - being good at sport, making lots of money and employing people, holding high office, being at the top of your profession. While all of these can be positive contributions and can be celebrated, achievements usually come with their own rewards - money, status and the like. I think Honours should be our communities' chances to recognise other efforts, and should be reserved accordingly.
Anyway, had to chuckle at this guy who is proposing a return to "titular titles" (Dames, Sirs and the like) - not necessarily at the idea, but at his name - Mr Knight. Ho ho ho.
A quiet one for us in the end last night, but Brendon and I made it up until just after midnight.
Had my usual bah humbug rant at the New Year's Honours list. I strongly believe that any public honours should be given for service - doing unto others without the primary aim being immediate personal reward. However, it seems as if honours are instead being given for achievement - being good at sport, making lots of money and employing people, holding high office, being at the top of your profession. While all of these can be positive contributions and can be celebrated, achievements usually come with their own rewards - money, status and the like. I think Honours should be our communities' chances to recognise other efforts, and should be reserved accordingly.
Anyway, had to chuckle at this guy who is proposing a return to "titular titles" (Dames, Sirs and the like) - not necessarily at the idea, but at his name - Mr Knight. Ho ho ho.
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