Perhaps we no longer listen to parables; each culture, every era, almost all generations possess representative parables for the times we live in. Whether of a religious origin or of folklores and generational transfers of wisdom, the parables for our times represent the collective fears, desires and hopes for a future generation yet to be seen, but as lessons for the current lot of lives who need direction.
If we abandon normative ethics, do we not need stories to guide us by? If all that we must abide by are the laws and rules dictated by society, must we not have parables which enlighten us as teaching tools for our personal lives?
The parables for our times cannot simply be to follow what celebrities say or do; or by what “reality television” allegedly teaches us. Or by the countless “self-help” gurus that line the bookshelves purporting to provide wisdom and sageness of advice. The characteristics which represent a moral universe — of kindness, charity, love and empathy, are conveyed by the generational transfer through the parables of our times, and when such parables begin to fade, so do the foundations of a moral society built upon the stories which represent the soul of a society.
For Federal employees and U.S. Postal workers who suffer from a medical condition such that the medical condition no longer allows one to continue in one’s chosen Federal or Postal career, the parable for our times may be: Seek guidance first before trying to file a FERS Disability Retirement application.
Consult with a FERS Attorney who specializes in Federal Disability Retirement Law, lest the parable for our times turns out to be about an emperor who wore no clothes.
Sincerely,
Robert R. McGill, Esquire
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