More hands make light work. No one will question the truth of this advice. This is more so in a mission or temple.
While it may be a human weakness and tendency for a clique of a few to control a temple, it is likely that this clique is only good at certain aspects of work in a temple. They may be good only at organising a few celebrations and upkeeping the momentum of social work or charity. Even for such few activities, they need the participation of others who may have alternative and differing views. This is so that there will be better checks and balance.
Checks and balance are even that more important in administration of a temple. Without checks and balance, caution may be thrown to the wind and a temple may run foul of the law of the land. Worse still we must not forget that men may in addition mess up the law of heaven.
Lord Bo Tien is all for more people to come together, never mind if they may not see eye to eye with one another. Men may disagree but it is good that they differ and have doubts. Men have different strengths but if they can work as one, they complement one another, like yin and yang.
They can learn from one another's plus and minus points. Doubts may be upsetting in the beginning but if over time, men can work through their doubts, they will gain more and better insight and their relationship will grow stronger by the day.
Doubts may be doubts of fellow men or of God and saints. It is not wrong to have doubts. A doubt arises because there is need to know. It is like digging the ground. Effort and hardship are involved but the reward is the refreshing clear ground spring water of knowledge and understanding. This Lord Bo Tien said.
Thus while more hands may mean more misunderstanding and more relationship problems in the beginning, in time with doubts being ironed out, more hands would be better. More hands make light work of the mission of a temple. There should be more hands on the deck.
More hands on the deck make light work of a mission. There should be no monopoly or turf guarding by any clique. Cooperation and consensus do not men others must kowtow or simply submit to the dominating and domineering few.
Managing the people of differing peculiarities, tastes and views as one is more important than managing a concrete building. This applies to any temple or church.
More hands on the deck make light work of a mission. There should be no monopoly or turf guarding by any clique. Cooperation and consensus do not men others must kowtow or simply submit to the dominating and domineering few.
Alas, the problem with men in mainstream is that they cling and want to control, more so when a concrete temple premise is built for a temple or mission. The lord saint Lord Bo Tien stressed that it is the people that make up the temple and not the concrete building.
Managing the people of differing peculiarities, tastes and views as one is more important than managing a concrete building. This applies to any temple or church.
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| It is the people and not the building that make up a temple or mission |
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| Lord Bo Tien wants to see not just people in same color and voice in worship but their hearts must beat in tandem though they may be individuals distinct from one another and of various persuasions |
