vegetariantaxidermy wrote:thedoc wrote:Caution. by thedoc
Mar 4, 2010 6:13:26 PM
If you like 'A Christmas Carol', Don't read this. The story of Ebenezer Scrooge appears to be that of a man who undergoes a life altering experience that changes him from a mean spirited miser to a loving and generous person. But what really changed him? First visited by the spirit of his dead partner and the prospect of sharing his fate in the afterlife, he passes it off as 'something I ate'. He sees what he has lost in the past and shuts it out, the present only moves him a little at the prospect of Tiny Tim dying. Visions of the future sale of his possessions only anger him, and means little, only when faced with the prospect of his own imminent death does his strong sense of self-preservation kick in and he adopts a changed attitude towards others. His subsequent actions are primarily to save his own life. However as a shrewd business man I'm sure he would discover that his new found benevolence had it's rewards. He may have taken smaller profits on each deal but his new manner would have lead to many more deals, as he would have been much more pleasent to work with. While this would lead to more paperwork his clerk, with a substantial raise and much gratitude, would work even harder to keep up and please his boss. All in All Scrooge's business would have improved and he would have learned that by giving a little he got much more in return. He would have become even more wealthy, just by feigning good will and a loving nature.
by thedoc
If you are making a feeble attempt at comparing me with Scrooge, then you are way off mark. I like xmas although it always makes me quite sad. It must be horrible for all the children who get nothing, with all the commercialism and constant bombardment of advertising, and there are a lot of those who will always get nothing, and not necessarily because they are poor either. Even the poorest people can find some way to make sure their children get something. Strangers often smile at me and say hello. I do it back. I just have no time for shallow PC dickheads and hypocrisy.
Again, I do not say it to comply with PC, I do it because I want to cover ALL the bases.
You could call me lazy, that I do not find out all the holidays that are celebrated around this time, and learn to spell them correctly and list them all, individually, but that's about it.
I've already mentioned many times, that I do not care for PC, instead I prefer freedom of speech. I even once outlined a problem I had with PC, that really pissed me off. Yes, all of it I posted here.
So as to PC you and I are actually kind of on the same page. I would imagine you're more harsh about it, but overall I believe we agree.
I really do say it to cover all the possible holidays. And I really couldn't give a fuck if you believe me or not. Like they say, "You can lead a fool to knowledge, but you can't make them think."