> Charity is not the answer. The answer are those sorts of economic > strucutres. For example, you know Muhammad Yunus, one of my heroes :)
Yes, he is great. One of the Elders! :o) Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a life time. On Oct 10, 3:01 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
