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Originally Posted by u-Bob
I know we're not going to change the world by discussing things on a message board etc. And I know most people aren't going to question the whole concept of taxation etc
Personally, I try to lead my life without causing any injustice. Like Ghandi (yes, I'm quoting Ghandi on gfy  ) said: "be the change you want to see in the world". I work hard, I make money by providing products and services other people value and are willing to pay for. I pay my taxes eventhough I think forcing people to pay taxes is unethical (I pay them because I know the taxman will otherwise make my life a living hell). I try to help my friends, family and neighbors as much as possible (because 1. I think that is what friends do, 2. because I realize that someday I might need help). I never steal. I don't accept any kind of government funding/subsidies. I don't steal. I don't commit murder. I don't profit from criminal activities. |
Ghandi is speaking from the inner self. When he says, be the change you want to see in the world, it has to do with your own thoughts manifesting the reality around you. Actions create thoughts, which manifest reality, but all the action in the world doesn't stop wondering thoughts, so your reality is bound to change.....
Anyway
While lots of people are just like you, unfortunately history has proven the rest of the population is pretty much selfish bastards that would rather step over a hungry kid and look at them funny rather than ask them to move in, and truly help them.
I don't steal, murder, and I try not even to hate but at the end of day, I walked around the kid too.