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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>What does this say when so
much seems to be done seemingly for greed, power, control? What
is their gift, their service?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Peggy, i thought once again about this
question now; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Maybe we will learn,</FONT><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS" size=2> the concept of "enough" through greed;
"letting free" through power, and </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>"responsible follow up" through
control...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Funda</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=peggy@opencirclecompany.com
href="mailto:peggy@opencirclecompany.com">Peggy Holman</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE..EDU</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 19, 2005 10:57
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Systems serving systems</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><BR>> Every system exists not for
itself but only to serve another system...it ends when it stops serving
something.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>When I read Funda's sentence above, I
caught my breath. </FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>What an
amazing thought...that systems exist to serve and die when they stop
serving. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>What does this say when so much seems
to be done seemingly for greed, power, control? What is their
gift, their service?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Funda, where did this remarkable
insight come from?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>from sunny (but cold)
Seattle,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Peggy</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
size=2>________________________________<BR>Peggy Holman<BR>The Open Circle
Company<BR>15347 SE 49th Place<BR>Bellevue, WA 98006<BR>(425) 746-6274
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><A
href="http://www.opencirclecompany.com">www.opencirclecompany.com</A></FONT></DIV>
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