It is almost as if dialogue becomes abandoned, being replaced by either total withdrawal or retaliation with very little in-between. Maintaining the status quo is living within the comfort zone. When we have much to lose, we choose to lose little. There is little to lose when discussing the PGA golf tournament or Tiger Woods' performance in the Masters over lunch. The conversation turns risky.
Golf is risky business.
Ridgewood, N.J., fourth grade students thought that they could make a difference. Along with their teacher, they decided to put together a play about Nike, Walt Disney, and McDonald products with their free giveaway toys. The play included material about the sweatshops that produce many of the items. After months of study, reading and discussion, the class determined that the emphasis of the play would be on the conditions in the factories. One skit was set in the McDonald's Happyland Toy Factory in Vietnam.