Great story ! Thank you :)
You are right. Some people does not realize how much valuable is their basic expertise such as fishing or farming. Peace and best wishes. Xi On Oct 13, 12:06 am, "Mercury.Sailor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But do you know how to grow grain? LOL > > That sounds like more work than fishing!! > > When my son was 10 years old, During that summer I took him to Lake > Norman(Its one of the largest Lakes in my state) Almost every day to > try and catch a fish. People told me to try this and that, Not one > little fish did we catch the whole summer! Then we went to Florida in > Sept. We went deep sea fishing(A charted boat with a fish radar that > finds school of fish, They stop right above and you drop your fishing > line) Well, everyone was catching fish but my son, He looked so > disappointed. I knew I had a fish at the end of my line, So I told my > son that I think he has the bad luck fishing pole, So I said; lets > trade, A few seconds later I said maybe you need to reel your line in > and there it was, a big fish! I never thought fishing was something > that needed to be taught, but once my son felt that fish at the end of > his pole he just kept reeling them in. > > On Oct 12, 5:55 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Right and the newly educated fisherman can provide me fish, it gives > > me time to produce grain and sell grain to him. We both can cooperate > > in such way. > > > LOL > > > Peace and best wishes. > > > Xi > > > On Oct 12, 11:44 pm, "Mercury.Sailor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > 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 -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. 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