Sunday, January 29, 2006

Alien and Value

Alien is fascinated by our concept of Value and Money.

“Ignoramus, what according to Earth people has greatest value?”

“Hard work? Knowledge?”

“Whatever has the greatest value has the greatest price?”

“Yes”.

“Whoever has the greatest value has the greatest amount of money?”

“Yes, I suppose so.”

“Who has the greatest amount of money?”

“Well… movie stars, business owners.”

“Not the hard working farmers, laborers and knowledgeable sages, teachers and professors?”

“Well… no.”

“Tell me Ignoramus why is it that in India and Africa, the hard working farmers starve, kill themselves?”

“Oh Al, I wish I could do something to stop that.”

“Don’t you see Ignoramus, what Earth people value most is ‘fantasy’ to escape from the horrible environs of their own creation! Earth people value those who can buy something at a low price and sell it at a high price and keep a huge difference for themselves. They value ‘selfishness, greed and extortion’.”