trans•par•ent  | tran'spe(ə)rənt; -'spar- |
adjective
(of a material or article) allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen : transparent blue water.
• easy to perceive or detect : the residents will see through any transparent attempt to buy their votes | the meaning of the poem is by no means transparent.
• having thoughts, feelings, or motives that are easily perceived : you'd be no good at poker—you're too transparent.
• (of an organization or its activities) open to public scrutiny : if you had transparent government procurement, corruption would go away.
• Physics transmitting heat or other electromagnetic rays without distortion.
• Computing (of a process or interface) functioning without the user being aware of its presence.

    I've provided the precise definition above so that we might share a true appreciation for the meaning of the word transparent and understand the importance of applying it to the business of living.

    There are few things I believe in so wholeheartedly as the necessity for us to abandon the old idea that who we are as individuals and what we do for a living should continue to be two separate and distinct realms of our being. It's precisely the sort of self-entitlement embraced by individuals who seek justification for intentions that knowingly seek to avoid responsibility, accountability and, financial liability.

     While we can't change the fact that there will always be greedy and selfish human beings on this planet, we can deconstruct the foundations of their old paradigm by which they have been reliably able seek comfort from their guilt and assuage themselves of any regret or remorse having resulted from the consequences of their own actions. This hidden agenda has been tearing at the fabric of our families, our communities and our civilization for centuries and, like so many other archaic ways of thinking, our society cannot continue to sustain itself with such intentions. Its time to embrace the change for ourselves.

    Can we individually usher in a new era of collective transparency? What do you think?