That prompted the following.
Knowledge is indeed power, thats what I have sought..(and
capability)..and its been what power I have, and it has withstood many
challenges... it comes through.
The culture broadly however, especially lately forfeits knowledge for
a job, or investment, cash or whatever... and that too is power, but
of an entirely different sort. One can be deprived of it.
Cash, assets or position is a weak sort of power, and when knowledge
or integrity or insight is forfeited for it ....the result is a net
weakness... when the money or position goes the person has no-thing,
and the self is in a diminished cir***stance due to no understanding,
or worse having swallowed deception... the person has no contribution
to make the larger whole... or worse his contribution is negative,
various forms of insanity etc.
Real power is insight, understanding, and when capability are added to
that mix, it is true viability.... and it lends viability to others..
and that expands.
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Errors can be made in the viability aspect by failure to match ones
insight with his capability.
For example is you are an engineer and become a tradesman you get a
fairly good match of insight and capability.. or even better if you
can operate as an engineer.
If you move to pet grooming you loose the benefit.. the power is
lost.. you will be competing against powerless people with no insight
or capability in a starvation sort of market.
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It seems then that understanding is a prerequisite to a good life, and
all else of actual validity follows that.... this is true it seems
even if riches are sacrificed in the process.
Phil scott
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