Current world minus the money

This idea has popped into my mind several times lately, but then I forgot about it again when another one occurred. Idea reoccurred today when I was watching the movie called Fast Five (don't judge, alright. It's easy on the mind). I thought to myself: "Damn, a lot of movies would have to change their plot if there was no money in the world." And so the idea returned into my head again.

Remember kids stealing cars is not a legit business.

I also remember putting some time and thought process into its direction but I always ended up at a dead end. It's a simple thought but I can't really get my mind around it easily. Money and its importance have been incorporated in our lives ever since we cried out of our mommy's womb. Even at that point where we didn't even know about ourselves yet, we already cost money. Now just imagine that your parents would just be given a free service. When they'd come into a drug store, people there would just hand them the diapers and baby stuff because they got a baby and are entitled to those things. Just like that. No one would ask anything and everyone would have what they need.

Or when you'd go to the grocery store. You usually go there because you need food. You need food because you're hungry and that food would simply be given to you. No one would ask for anything in return and you'd have your food. No need for money. Well, it wouldn't be called a store in that case. No idea what would it be called. Food palace? The more I think about it, more complicated it gets because we're in a system that's been around for so long, we can't even imagine how it would be if everyone just had thing.

There's plenty of resources and enough for everyone. For now at least, thing's are going downhill as we speak. The idea of everyone having something and no one being without anything sounds obscure at it is. Like an ideal world, or at least a better nuance of the current one we live in. Bam, suddenly a lot less people hungry in Africa for example. As said, there's enough for everyone, distribution is the problem because many there don't have anything of value which would give them the option to acquire things others have. And no one is going to give them enough of resources for free. Because that's just plain crazy and no one's wallet will get thicker that way.

Hm.. Then again, it's not really the money itself that's the problem, is it. There's still the factor of some people just wanting to have more than others. Taking money out of the problem wouldn't change all that much if I think about it. Someone would just take things (i.e. food) from someone just so they can have more and someone gets a piece of starvation in return. Well, this is a dead end.

Greed has been around since the dawn of man really. And I'm pretty sure they didn't have some top dollar to pay all those thousands of years ago either. Someone may say that even dinosaurs were greedy and killed a lot just so others couldn't get it. Sure, natural selection and all, but that's not exactly greed now, is it? They were driven by instincts and didn't know better because thinking was too new for that time. They just want to make more of on breed and those who had resources, had the opportunity to do so while others died out. Then they got wiped out and it was all for nothing anyway. Pity.

No, because they don't always know how to spell intelligent

But here we have people. Intelligent homo sapiens who know so much, understand so much and have learnt so many things no one ever imagined before. Still learning, expanding and making more of ourselves. Well, some more than others. So here's the question. If we're so smart and whatnot, why do we have to make things difficult for us. If we're so smart, why don't we simply fix things that are broken. Things that really need fixing and could most likely be fixed in a long term, given enough initiative.

I say again there's (still) enough for everyone and no one has to be without anything. Greed was inherited though evolution of man and those primal instincts are still present and always will be. But as intelligent human beings, we should also know better. I mean everybody, no exception. We're on this same damn boat together and if (I dare not say when) it stats sinking, we'll be in a great bit of trouble. Everyone would be the captain and we'd all go down with the ship.

Dinosaurs didn't think, they just reacted. We can think and react properly, not based on instinct. I think it would be about time for everyone to start practicing that. I realise it's not going to happen and it's wishful thinking, but the idea behind it seems nice.

I know I started writing about money and I got quite a bit off track. In the end it's just a matter of who has more and who has less. "I have more valuable paper than you, therefore I am better than you in everything," is what many believe in and it's sad. Sad but such is reality. No one picks which life will they be born in. Those who are hungry, cold and abandoned were just dealt very shitty cards when they were born. Same goes for their parents and so forth. At least I'm not aware of cases where someone from wealthy parents is born into a life of misery and poverty. The other way around is even less likely (maybe when they're using them as rent-a-womb service).

I can't complain too much if I'm honest, just being able to write this thing shows that I have a lot more than many have and should not say a thing. At the end of the day, we just have to comply with the situation we're in and if there's an opportunity to take a leap for the better, just take it. It just requires other factors to do so first.

Now why don't you just...

As if I have any!

As always, keep warm and snugly.

- Gi

Relations and ships

Ahh, isn't it lovely? February is over for this year and now March is in charge. And you know what that means? March brings a nice little thing called spring. Mmmmm yes, enough of this winter nonsense and snow everywhere. Granted is looks pretty but boy is it wet and relatively useless. But spring makes is all better. Birds return home, flowers start to grow and everything becomes lush with green.

Lush and wonderful

I mean just look at that photo, how nice is that. Granted it's not very spring-y outside at the moment, but there's still time. And you know what else spring brings? It brings love in the air. Right? Cheesy as heck, I know, but that's what I heard on the roads so it must be true.

There's just one thing I can't put together at the moment. I think, and please bare with me, there's something prior to the "love in the air" that happens. I say that because recently I've noticed that breaking up relationships is trending. By that I mean people around me are either getting sacked or they do the sacking themselves. In either case there's something going on and the result is the same. 

Some people get upset over it. Some close in and don't tell anyone pretty much anything. For each their own I say, I can't really say much as I haven't gone though any of these things. That by itself is pretty unusual but each time someone asks why don't I have a partner or seek one, I just shrug. Then I see these people who are having a hard time because their loved ones did or didn't do something. As I see that, I am glad that I don't also have those problems to worry about. I have enough of other shit out there and I don't have any desire to spend even more energy on things which should actually make me feel better and offer support.

Like I said, I don't have such experience of my own, but I can still observe other people and learn from their mistakes without making the same ones myself. Only this way I miss out on some details and most likely miss a pretty big part of the whole picture which leads to the end result.

I do, however have a pretty nice idea of a relationship with a partner that doesn't seem all that crazy in terms of asking for a lot. I mean, is it really necessary to be with someone who will dump you in the end. Does one really get tired of one another after a long time? Clearly it's possible to overcome that since I also know people who're happy together without any big issue. Sure they have their own ups and down and it can get rough sometimes, but I believe you can sort those things out though a decent conversation and reasoning on both ends.

I do not require someone who I'll be avoiding half of the time just because I don't want to face their whims. Or be glad they're gone for the evening so I can enjoy it by myself for a change. I would expect support from a partner, not even more worries. Of course those things are mutual and I would gladly offer support in return. It's one of those "I give you, you give me" situations. I would expect love, compassion and a person to talk to when I have to. Not someone who would be there because I gave the same things in return while I get nothing back. I believe everything has to be mutual in order to work.

Coming home on a bad day should not result in becoming even worse when someone decides to lay all their problems on you on top of those you already have. There's no need for that, not at that exact moment at least (there are exceptions sure). There is also no need to have pointless arguments over some trivial things. When I hear the reasons behind someone being mad at someone else, I wish with all my heart to change my role with theirs. If someone is upset so much about something trivial such as not getting an xy thing they don't need in the first place, then they're having it easy in their life. 

It's a lot easier to get upset and angry over other's actions, while it takes some energy and thought processes to understand why those things occurred or are still occurring. Everything can be cleared up to the point where both come to the similar terms. For that is requires sitting down and initiate a conversation.

If your face is showing everyone that something is wrong and you want them to ask you what's wrong, be a good sport and answer them. Else there is no point in having such an expression on your face and you make things a lot easier for everyone around you. It's difficult at times, I never said it isn't. Even that is a good enough of a reason to show character and speak up. It eases the tension on all fronts. 

Try it, you won't be disappointed even if outcome isn't as expected, in the end it's still you doing something to fix the problem.

No. Just no.

That's about it for this time around, next time I may even write about something exciting for a change!

As always, stay warm and snugly.

-Gi