[MD] French ingredient in the soup of sentiments

[craigerb at comcast.net]

Khaled,
That was a good koan.  (Also a good example of the "law of unintended consequences", q.v.)
It's equivalent to one of my favorites:  "Give a person a fish & you feed him for a day.  Teach a person to fish & you feed him for a lifetime."  
Craig


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From: khaled Alkotob <khaledsa at juno.com> 

> You visit the guy in Tibet, he is lighting a fire using a bow and a 
> stick, you show him your lighter, he likes it, you like his bow and 
> arrow, you exchange. 
> 
> You return home. But the bow and arrow on your mantel. 
> 
> you show it to your friend. 
> 
> His new tool makes life easier for him. 
> 
> he passes away, and his kid inherit the lighter 
> 
> Then one day the lighter runs out of fluid. 
> 
> He freezes to death. 
> 
> Khaled. 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 16:50:58 +0000 craigerb at comcast.net writes: 
> > Arlo, Khaled, SA, All, 
> > Arlo, thanks to SA, now I think we are basically on the same page. 
> > At the risk of muddiing the waters, I want to add two hurrahs for 
> > the (free) market & one boo for state intervention. 
> > First hurrah: I visit Tibet wearing my synthetic jogging suit & meet 
> > a local wearing a yak-skinned coat. We exchange. (Those who claim 
> > all values are culturally imposed may not like the example.) This 
> > is the essence of the marketplace. I prefer the coat to the suit & 
> > the local, the reverse. The amazing thing from an economic 
> > standpoint is that we both profit. The alchemists' dream fulfilled: 
> > profits out of nothing (extra). 
> > Second hurrah & first boo: 
> > "The free market can prevent a bad book from being published; but it 
> > takes the state to prevent a good one." 
> > Craig 
> > 
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