“To
proselytize or not to proselytize” – It shouldn’t be the question but how often
it is.
What’s mine
is mine, and what’s yours is mine as well.
From the
dictionary:
Proselytize
Convert or
attempt to convert (someone) from one religion, belief, or opinion to another.
When a
person reads the dictionary’s definition of the word “proselytize,” it really
doesn’t come across as anything that bad, does it? For most of us the word’s
meaning, according to the dictionary, and the way we use it in our society
isn’t quite the same, is it?
The vast
majority of today’s folks aren’t the least bit troubled by what some consider
being outright stealing. In the world of professional sports, the term “proselytize”
takes on the most detrimental of meanings. While the agreements between the
owners and those who supervise the professional league’s business don’t refer
to it as stealing, they nevertheless have very strong and clear verbiage
regarding talking to any employee under contract to another league owner without
first getting written permission to do so.
In other
words, stay way from another man’s people unless that man gives you permission
to talk to them with the possible intent of hiring them. And, as is the case
with most business organizations, all employees are required to sign non-disclosure
clauses.
Using the
sport of football as an example, you might be able to fathom the impact it
would have if a team got their hands on an opponent’s game plan for an upcoming
encounter. The bottom line, without question, is that proselytizing is not a
nice thing to be doing. It’s definitely dishonest.
What if
you’re invited to dinner…. You’re enjoying the host’s cooking and experiencing
great pleasure over the ingredients chosen for your repast, so much so that you
decide – without asking for your host’s permission – to empty out their pantry
clandestinely. (The fools turned their backs on you.) That’s called STEALING or
as another word, the now well-explained: proselytizing.
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