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Originally Posted by EricSilver
If you were in need, no one (at least no decent person) would be asking, "what does he have to trade?" They would just help you and leave it at that.
You philosophy is correct when everyone is prosperous. But people with nothing have nothing to trade, and the rules must be suspended.
Imagine what this country -- and world -- would be like if people like Christ, Abe Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Bill Gates, etc. felt that way.
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Yes, just like Little Red Riding Hood, the woodcutter solves the problem for her and no questions asked. So far, I haven't found a fairy tale world. I haven't found anyone that didn't do something for something. There is always a price and I prefer to get it up front. If I look deep enough, I can always find a reason why somebody did something good for me. Always. Maybe they weren't looking for a return favor from me. Maybe it is because they wanted to add to their karmic bank for their own reasons. Maybe they did it to please the deity of their choice. Maybe they did it for the warm feeling in the tummy. I don't know who does what for what but I know there has always to be a reason.
Why? I've got no money so the mechanic should fix my car for free? The sub shop should give me free food? I expect NOTHING for free and I don't believe that anyone owes you or anyone else a living.
Think they don't have their own axe to grind? Remember, the payback doesn't have to be monetary. You can be paid in a different coin too and it counts. As to Christ, I haven't seen proof of his his deeds. Maybe he could do magic, maybe it was a slight of hand. I have yet to see anyone act without an axe to grind. It might be subtle but it is there. I train my dogs with the philosophy that NILIF because it happens to be something I have observed to be true in real life.