As I write this blog sitting in the park that does not fall in my block (Rule: Other block residents are not allowed to enter there). I am left with a thought if, there is still anything I can enjoy without owning or paying for it. At the time when the gorkhas now have the right over their own motherland, I would like to point out how we are trapped in a dogma of enjoying only when we own something or allow others to use at their cost.
It all started by 2 men homosapien 1 and homosapien 2 involved in a discussion weather one wants some stones in return of some leaves to cover himself from the tree on which he stays. And that was it, homosapien 1 soon understood the advantage in making few stones for some leaves. In this way he had more time spending time on his tree. People would just come to him for leaves or stones and exchange them with what he demanded (or was made to demand by his wife). This way not only homosapien 1 was happy but it made others more happier for now they could spend more time on their work (collecting leaves or making tools) so with this time as they say “An empty brain is a devil’s shop” he began to find out more opportunities to own things which meant to be more valuable to him then others as thus started the age old bartering system. Often known as, price of an object to today’s generation.
Working in this fashion was becoming easier day by day as those who owned stuff gave no second thought on exchanging (bartering) it and vice versa. This kept on going for ages until raw meat was substituted by fruits, trees by caves and animal skin followed leaves (And this was necessary too, as the herds that they grew were taking away their resources like leaves, trees and fruits.)
With the smartness that they possessed and the free time they had as the other proverb goes “With freedom comes creativity” the later generation kept on advancing with the invention of farming, wheels and not to forget fire and this gave them not just the new modes of exchanging but also allowed them to interact with their fellow men and spend time on leisure (and thus giving birth to what is now coined as entertainment tax or charges)
And this was just the beginning for what has been happening for the past few centuries is just a way homosapien 1 and 2 once found out.
I wonder how we might have thought of paying for water or air in the last century but this is an evitable truth now. For all the services you avail you need to pay for that your right has been just written off.
The way bartering system has evolved, it has changed how human being thinks, works and socializes. If, there wouldn’t have been work decided on a common consensus for us to avail we couldn’t have interacted across the globe or probably consumed products made in other countries. This is where bartering system has gone from 2 neighbors to the whole world (what we call as globalization).
But, when the choice is taken away from oneself and he has no option left but to get access to it paying for it then, it is always advisable to assess the frame of mind we work in and when no two individuals think in the same way and the more things we discover to be bartered the lesser choice we would be left with to really own.
Amen
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