- What's Okay:
- It's okay to sell overpriced products to make as much money as possible.
- It's okay to lower product quality to reduce costs to make as much money as possible.
- It's okay to engage in aggressive and manipulative marketing practices to make as much money as possible.
- Justification: It's legal, it's called competition, capitalism, business, strategy, trade, commerce etc.
- Consequences: You're a winner, a star, a hero etc.
- The Truth: It's harmful selfishness cloaked in excuses.
- What's Not Okay:
- It's not okay to steal money from others.
- Justification: It's illegal, it's called theft, punishable by the law.
- Consequences: Jail.
- The Truth: It's harmful selfishness that's transparent.
We have to change from selfishness to bestowal. Instead of seeking to benefit ourselves, we should seek to benefit others and all of Nature.
Copyright © 2015, Carter Kagume. All Rights Reserved.
