by Ryszard Krasowski

Created on: October 21, 2008

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There is a painting to be hung on the wall. It has everything one may expect from a framed canvas: vivid and beautiful colors, strokes of painter's brush that define only masters in this field, power and mystery, energy and vitality a perfect painting. Although all four corners of the frame are broken the painting should please even the most fastidious taste.

There are two individuals standing in front of this painting exchanging their thoughts on what they think it would be the best way to put this painting on the wall again. Behind them there is a group of people listening and trying to comprehend the mass of words flowing out from those two individuals' mouths.

Both of the debaters admit that the painting has to be hanged on the wall. They both assure that they have a plan that will make it happen. Each of them is convinced that the plan he has is better that the one proposed by his opponent.

The painting was hanging on the wall before and it fell down or somebody took it down. It was hanging in the center of this wall and now these two debaters are trying to persuade everybody in the room that they will make everything in their power to find out why it fell down or if it not fell down, who took it down. They will also investigate the cause of broken corners of the frame.

They both point fingers at each other criticizing the way this painting was handled before. Those who were responsible for the well being of this painting will be held accountable for it falling down.

Although they both promise to put the painting on the wall again, they are not sure whether it should be hung to the left or to the right or to be placed exactly where it was before or it would be better to find a new spot for it.

Before the painting can be admired again by all who want to look at it, it has to be fixed and it will take time. Everybody should understand it and should arm himself with patience. It won't be an easy task but both of them know what should be done and promise that it would be done because it is a great painting and it should be admired by everyone. They are not going to do it by themselves. Everybody has to chip in. Everybody has to make some kind of sacrifice and it will be worse before it will become better.

They use a lot of words like we have to, we need to, it has to be done, we are going to, we can not look back, we should, we should not and so on. What is missing in their debate is to tell the group of people who is listening to their debate how they are going to do it. What is missing in their explanations is to be more specific. What tools are they going to use and where are they going to get these tools from? Are they going to use one hanger, two or even three? How long will it take to put this painting up again? How much will it cost and where are they going to get the money from? Is the wire strong enough to prevent this painting from falling down again?

Well, we all know that we have to, we need to, it has to be done, we are going to, we can not look back, we should, we should not but HOW, HOW, HOW are we going to this?

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