Give a man a fish, he will stay full for a day. Teach him to fish and he will not be hungry in his life-time. So says an ancient Chinese saying which are all well aware.
Amma used to say, "Your thumb can only swell to the size of your thumb". A man can only earn this much. Don't get your fingers burnt with greed, some say. This are all naysayers and negative vibes according to giant megalomaniac unabashedly capitalistic minded enterprising moguls.
"Aim for the moon! At least you do not make it, you would be among the stars." does not sound quite so right, as the moon is 240,000 miles away but the stars, many light years away. That seem to seem to be the mantra of most greedy CEOs who are basically the product and creation of the capitalistic system whose productivity (interpreted as profit) can only go one way, i.e. up and up only! The last thing they are bothered is athe suffering workers who toil the sweat and hours to realize the dream of the bosses -i.e. without the labour laws. The lip service that is given through community services and handing of big mockery of a mock cheque is nothing but tax write offs!
On the other hand, if the society believes in ensuring that everyone is taken care of by hook or crook by the state, things will surely be hunky dory when the going gets good. This alms receiving citizens will swear that there is no state as good as theirs, the state is caring and they would worship the hands that hand them the handouts. Over time this would be expected of the state and eventually will transform into their birth right. When the tide goes down, when the going gets tough, when the coffers for the handouts dwindle, then it gets tough. The state induced paralysis of able bodies need massive Faradic stimulation and physiotherapy to incite axionic action potential to trigger the sodium pumps to generate work all over again. In the interim, there is bound to be chaos and instigators who would promise their own way to blissful paradise...(with something up their sleeves too)!
Amma used to say, "Your thumb can only swell to the size of your thumb". A man can only earn this much. Don't get your fingers burnt with greed, some say. This are all naysayers and negative vibes according to giant megalomaniac unabashedly capitalistic minded enterprising moguls.
Another fallen leader of a failed system: Czar Nicholas II of Romanov Dynasty. |
Trump card: Obnoxious wealth -almost vulgar |
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