Part of the problem, or. . .

This is part of a thread from the I-BOB List I read this morning.  The author is
Perry Bessas. The whole thread can be read here.


"I read an article where a country was restructuring their
healthcare system (forgot which country) and so they were
studying the systems of other countries for ideas. The man
in charge was asked if he was considering the US system. He
said no, because the US has no system. We have a market, and
a market it not a system.

And so there you go. We want a market for everything, and so
we have it. Therefore, no exchange between humans can take
place here unless there is an economic component attached to
it. No holiday, no moments of intimacy, no public policy...
nothing can be done unless the economic component is factored
in FIRST AND FOREMOST. This means we trade in public water
fountains for bottled water, public transportation for the
automobile, love and commitment for diamonds,and reacquainting
ourselves with the Sermon on the Mount for a month of harried
shopping."


This really hit me today as I think about our lives.  I had never thought of the 
idea that Everything is connected and even directed by the spending of money.
And many don't consider you unless there is money attached. Even our personal
relationships with other humans.  That is what scares me.  It will take a 
conscience effort to change this.