Speaking of money and quality and following your heart....here's a
book to check out (orry, I don't have the author's name handy) - it's
called "Do what you love - the money will follow." Basic premise is
that when we do what we love, we open ourselves (to quality (my
addition)) and when we're open, money (wealth, prosperity) shows up
easier than when we fociu on money and restrict ourselves.
Shalom
David Lind
Trickster@postmark.net
jc wrote:
> At 9:50 PM -0500 12/8/99, RISKYBIZ9@aol.com wrote:
>
> >ROG 'BUCK's THE TREND AND
> >USES HIS COPY OF 'YEN AND THE
> >ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE'
> >TO AND HAVE A 'FRANK' DISCUSSION
> >AND 'POUND' OUT SOME IDEAS ON MONEY
>
> And a very well written piece it was too. But in all that analysis Roger,
> I think there was a point that was missing. Money is absolutely the
> highest expression of quality on a social level - but if it ever dominates
> over the intellect, then it is immoral. And in our culture, money rules
> over the intellect far too often. I think thats where we have a feeling of
> "bad quality" over the whole concept. Too many decisions on high are based
> upon profit rather than overall social quality. Consequently, the society
> suffers. Money doesn't make a very good measurer of value, in the
> important things.
>
> I've been really been getting my brain blasted lately with this forum and
> something else I'm working on - idologly. The study of idols. The MoQ
> really lit up my fire at attacking an old problem with some new ideas.
> What is idolatry exactly? That seems to be what we talk about when you're
> stuck in a static truth trap. When you're closed to dynamic quality, you
> are worshipping an idol. Money is corrupt in our society, because it has
> become an idol. People use it improperly to define quality.
>
> But of course, you're right, that's not the pattern's fault. It's the
> silly humans that USE the patterns of value exchange. But you can hardly
> blame them, because they have no concept of ultimate value and the myths
> that money induces blinds them to this fact.
>
> You say:
>
> Money is the measure of economic social freedom.
>
> I agree, Money is an economic measurement ... but does it really maximize
> social freedom? Millions of people have no social freedom at all because
> they are pursuing money so assiduously that they don't have time to talk to
> their neighbors or their own family for that matter. How is their social
> life free?
>
> I think very often money is more of a hindrance than a cure. If you're in
> pursuit of dynamic quality, lack of money is one of the most creative
> forces you'll find in art or innovation. Money creates preconcieved
> patterns where you try and buy the solution to your problems, rather than
> examining the root of the problem itself for a direct solution. Money
> leads to too many strange loops - I need money to make my car payments so I
> can get to where I earn money.
>
> Don't get me wrong. If somebody walked up and handed me a big wad of it, I
> wouldn't throw it away. But I've found out as I've gotten older that when
> I followed my heart rather than my pocketbook, I've been happier for it
> every time. The quality of my life improves when I think about quality
> directly - what is best overall - rather than what is most lucrative.
>
> I'll even offer you the hypothesis that the most significant advances in
> social evolution toward quality come about because of a dynamic that has
> nothing to do with money.
>
> jc
>
>
>
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