Tuesday, July 6, 2010

"Affluence is a Funny Thing"



Photo by John Carroll
Cite Soleil, Haiti


"Affluence is a funny thing. Once so many millions of people have so many millions of dollars at stake, even life-and-death issues are resolved on the basis of what protects my money, right now--not the general good or the planet's health. Money and fear will choke even the strongest to death...unless they take that step back, take that breath, and see what money and fear are doing to them."

Gary Smith
Sports Illustrated, July 5, 2010

(Smith wrote an article on the gulf oil spill. This paragraph is relevant for all areas of life. Money and fear do bad things to people and fear of losing money hushes them up, even when they know they should speak up and act.)

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