I’ve been concerning myself with the concept of business lately, and here is what I’ve concluded.
At its most fundamental level business is no more than the following: The stuff people do to get the things they want.
Notice I didn’t say to get the things they need.
That’s not business, that’s survival.
Business is how we get the stuff we only think we need.
In America, we’ve taken the idea of business to whole new level. It’s what powers our nation.
Unfortunately, the almighty dollar (mammon in the Bible) is a cold and heartless god who cares little or nothing about humanity or the earth or humanity’s future here on the earth.
And so it goes with those who chase after the dollar, which is pretty much everyone these days, to a greater or lesser extent.
Big Business’ britches never could have gotten so big without all of us feeding into it.
Now we’ve created a monster that threatens to devour us all.
Unfortunately most people aren’t very conscientious about there they spend their dollars. Just look at how big Walmart has gotten.
But it’s all those dollars that make the world go around.
At least the world we’ve created.
Fortunately there is another world out there.
Most of us just can’t see the forest for the trees.
