Maybe we are not taught to combine selfishness and selflessness. Not always, but most times, there is a way where both meet through cooperation, mutually beneficial deals, etc.Selfushness is as bad as selflessness. Only both combined bring good for all.
This is another example of the evil asymmertric information. There is a great article about such topic written by nobel prize in economics George Akerlof titled The market for lemons: Quality uncertainty and the market mechanism" available at a certain cost, but an abstract is here. http://www.jstor.org/pss/1879431 It shows how in many circumstances, selfishness ruins all agents in a certain market. Also, we are not taught how the wealth that we create locally brings wealth to many other places around the world. Sometimes we believe that the economy is a zero sum game, "if one wins someone else must lose", that is not true. That can be true or not depending on how we create such wealth. But, always, the best way is in cooperation mode. I can help the undernourished kids that we see in that video while I gain myself. If I do it in the right way, once those kids (or rather adults) create wealth for them, I will get benefit from their wealth as well, in a mutually beneficial and sustainable cycle. Charity is not the answer. The answer are those sorts of economic strucutres. For example, you know Muhammad Yunus, one of my heroes :) Peace and best wishes. Xi On Oct 10, 8:22 pm, "Mercury.Sailor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sad world we live in. > > One time my older son said these words to me regarding his disabled > brother.. > > Mom, Kevin is so lucky. I said what do you mean? He said, Well, Kevin > never has to worry about where he will live, what he will eat, school, > or money, He doesnt even have to worry about wiping his own butt. I > was taken back by what my son had said, Because I had never thought > about it the way my son did. So, I answered him and said you are so > right, But, would you want to trade places with your brother, Of > course he said, No! > > Kevin doesnt know about injustice in our world, And I think thats a > good thing! > > But MOST of us do see the pain and suffering in this world....And yet, > some close a blind eye to what we see, Why? How can anyone not care > about people? What makes people become so callous? I dont think we are > born callous, I believe this is something that is learnt. > > On Oct 10, 10:34 am, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > Thank you very much ! > > > Good to know that you like it. > > > (((((Mercury))))) > > > Peace and best wishes. > > > Xi > > > On Oct 10, 5:03 am, "Mercury.Sailor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hylxONK3Es > > > > You have a way to bring me back to reality and to see what is real > > > important in this life! > > > > You are an amazing person, Thanks!- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" 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/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
