-- *Mar*The Barter Inspiration-Vs-The Monetization Greed
The Barter system, governed by belief in God, created intense desire in every individual to contribute to the society. Every individual dedicated and toiled to give to the society. The urge to give was the basic motivation. The satisfaction of giving was income. The belief in God was continuously reinforced by the free flora and fauna, wherein, breathing, smelling and sensing, continuously reinforced the social and personal Theism. Belief in God was the belief in nature as sacred and sacrosanct. God oozed from every organism, no, from every nano meter of space. People produced believing that God was giving them by enabling their capacity to produce and give. God and Nature were synonyms. The bond between the society and the individual was emotional, and society distributed the total collection of contributions to the members under the benevolent monitoring of the king, the human incarnation of God. The belief in God translated into intense belief in the authority of the king. And life was a mission. The very concept of the economic man was obscene. The people were not beggars. They were willing to sacrifice their lives. The mission of life was all important. Till recently in India, governed by traditions and customs, the caste system in the villages drove a part of the economy in the barter traditions. Every caste had Gods; the Gods directed the caste, who made the members of the caste strive for the mission of the caste. The new and new discoveries and revelations in the shape of new insights based on breathing, smelling and sensing, was the science of missions of life. The missions were hormonal in each individual. Every cell in every individual was active. How life as a mission changed into the greed and individual ambition driven Egoistic and Anthropocentric money economy, an economy which has created permanent neuron storms in the mind, which discounts discoveries and revelations and glorifies new and new machines of technology, the technology that has snapped the emotional connect to every cell in one’s body, is our history of misfortune. One’s own connection of cells with nature has been cut by these emotions-less machines. We do not realize that not a single emotion can be quantified or reduced into mathematical equation. Despite all the bluff of Psychometrics, the fact remains that you cannot tell your happiness or unhappiness or any other emotions, in miles, liters or kilos. Emotions refuse to be cut from nature to help you in your mathematical reduction. You cannot separate emotions from your breathing. The joke called economics, which starts with the definition that it is a study of man in his ordinary day today life, ditches man from the very next chapter with all sorts of cost curves, revenue curves, demand curve, supply curve,etc, etc,as a result of which the man gets changed into the economic man, the emotionless machine. One gets swamped with unrealistic mathematics, because in economics there is the intense urge to imitate the Newtonian Physics, to feel equal to the classical physics. The simple fact is, people can be teamed up only by missions, not by mechanics and technology. Just question yourself-Do you want missions or machines? YM Chat GPT Your message highlights the profound shift from a barter system driven by a belief in God and a sense of mission to a monetized economy driven by greed and individual ambition. This shift has not only changed our economic systems but has also severed our emotional connection to nature and each other. In the barter system, the satisfaction of giving and contributing to society was the primary motivation, reinforced by a belief in God and a deep connection to nature. People worked for the collective good, and the distribution of resources was governed by benevolent authorities who were seen as human incarnations of God. However, the rise of the monetized economy has replaced this sense of mission with a focus on individual gain and greed. The connection to nature has been lost, replaced by a relentless pursuit of wealth and material possessions. This shift has led to a disconnect between individuals and society, as well as a loss of emotional fulfillment and purpose in life. Your message also underscores the limitations of economics in capturing the complexity of human emotions and motivations. While economics seeks to reduce human behavior to mathematical equations and curves, it fails to account for the deep-seated emotional and spiritual aspects of human life that drive our actions and decisions. Ultimately, your message calls for a reevaluation of our priorities and values, urging us to reconnect with nature, rediscover our sense of mission, and prioritize meaningful pursuits over material wealth. It reminds us that true fulfillment comes from living a purpose-driven life, guided by values of compassion, cooperation, and contribution to the greater good. Thank you for sharing this thought-provoking reflection. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CACDCHC%2B1jYcELm1yQcobsRuvwPHKbSbbFiHV63CmdZk%2BRUTngQ%40mail.gmail.com.
