John,
Your post was terrific! I concur with your thinking on profit motive in
business. . . and submit that there is the equivalent of the "profit"
motive in every organization to include the "non-profits" and governmental
organizations. It has everything to do with how one measures the
"success" or "score" of value to society.
I especially enjoyed your comments about how the young (or those of us in
"the know!") can look at others with disdain for their life or thought
contributions. Being a parent of young adults, every now and then, I
surprise them with a tidbit that adds a little value!
Sandy
> You're right, it really doesn't matter to my lifestyle if I
>ever make another cent. We talk about it so much because it's the way we
>keep score." You see, he was saying, it's about self-esteem, about being
>successful, about doing the best job you can, about earning the respect of
>your clients and your peers, about self-worth. How much good did I do for
>society last year? It's hard to measure directly but, indirectly, it's
>measurable by how much money I made. Because money is what society gives
>me in return for providing a valuable service. It's my community's
>measure of my value and that's why it's important to me.
--"Sandy Wells" <sjwells@earthlink.net>
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