We have two toilets, but also water rates. What is given with one hand is taken away with the other. Poverty easily becomes the Monty Python joke, until one sees real people living in a 'shoe-box' in a central reservation in Sao Paulo. In serious vein, we are overpopulating and producing spurious notions of meritocracy and democracy as merely superior forms of human resource management. One might see it this way: We are merely vessels for the survival of our genetic material. Thus one dominates the world with CIA-assisted marketing of banal but standardised software, steals eggs from one's partner, transplants one's DNA into such eggs and speeds the result off into the vastness, ensuring the survival of one's DNA. There is now no need for the human world at all. Victory is assured as soon as one gets a gullible politico to push a red button. Quite what the purpose of the triumph of one's DNA is in such circumstances might get more debate than it does.
On 26 Apr, 05:30, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > Dang! I left out the toilet, my home has two full baths, I'm living > like royalty!! > > I'm going to borrow that Ghandi quote for the collective mentality > thread, thanks! > > On Apr 25, 11:14 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > A poster on the wall at work: > > > If your home has something other than a dirt floor you are in the top > > half of the world’s population. > > > If your home has a roof, a door, windows and more than one room, you > > are in the top 20%. > > > If you have refrigeration, you are in the top 5%. > > > If you have a car, a microwave, a video, a computer and this toilet > > has a cubicle door, then you are in the top 1%. > > > “We must be the change we want to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi > > > On Apr 25, 5:58 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > In further retrospect I have to say that there were many times I > > > realized the poverty in which my youth had developed but now I realize > > > when witnessing the abject poverty of third world countries that I am > > > living the life of luxury just by the mere fact that I can walk over > > > to a sink and get water, take hot showers, have a refrigerator and a > > > microwave oven. We can take life for granted which is why the wealthy > > > and privileged keep hording. It is basically the concept of relative > > > deprivation. > > > > On Apr 25, 7:16 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Maybe 'read' was a typo for 'ride' Slip. I get confused easily these > > > > days - good job you are about to fix my intentionality. Boys' Town > > > > was obviously a privileged place - our first car was a borrowed > > > > Vandenplas Princess with bald tires, followed by a Morris Oxford my > > > > brother fixed. England was always a poor place with memories of > > > > walking, waiting for buses that came sometimes, though we often spent > > > > our fare money on a shared bag of chips, eating them whilst clinging > > > > to the rear door rail of the bus sparking our clogs. Credit was > > > > something for the few who bed and breakfasted or shorted shares, > > > > travelling in chauffeur-driven cars -plus ca change ... > > > > > On 26 Apr, 00:37, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Something along that line...and I see Gruff right at home on that > > > > > seat. ;) > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 7:11 PM, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > NIce! My old man had one of those and sold it off when I was too > > > > > > young to realize the value of it. > > > > > > > You made the off the wall connection though, Chris, it must be the > > > > > > Floridian Hooch eh? > > > > > > > On Apr 25, 3:33 pm, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > >> Like so? > > > > > > >>http://www.american-v.co.uk/custom_bikes/001_indian/01c_indian_12.jpg > > > > > > >> On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 12:16 AM, Slip Disc <[email protected]> > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > > >> > Gruff's auto? Is there some kind of car trouble? > > > > > > >> > Really Arch! New thread without a "Link"? > > > > > > >> > Imagine what some Indian might be thinking! > > > > > > >> > On Apr 24, 11:01 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> >> An easy read Gruff - in the sense it went down well. Found > > > > > >> >> myself > > > > > >> >> wondering whether the themes repeat often through later years > > > > > >> >> and > > > > > >> >> wanting to know more. > > > > > >> >> Neil- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
