Intelligence is something all human beings have, in varying quantities. So, do animals, and some would even argue, plants. There are volumes written and researched on this topic, to fill a local library to overflowing. But, the relationship between language and intelligence is the focus here.
Handling money is inherently risky business. To even have money on one's person with other's knowing it, is a risk, in and of itself. Money is a transmitter of germs and viruses, unless its new coming out of the vault of a bank. Keeping money under a mattress or cookie jar, except in small amounts, is terribly risky. Failing to earn interest on money reduces your money's purchase power in times of inflation. But, these aren't the risks I am talking about here. All investments of money carry a risk. That is the risk discussed here.
Integrity is an extremely difficult state to achieve. Money can't buy it, influence can't pedal it, and we are all born without it. We hear the word bantered about a lot, especially in political circles. But, few people today, know what the word means when applied to a person. Often the word is used to describe someone we like. But, liking someone is not the definition of integrity. It is wise to understand what this concept is; and wiser still to seek its achievement in oneself.
This is a maxim in the carpentry industry that has been around a very long time, and for good reason. Carpenters would not long keep their jobs by wasting materials and money resulting from an error in measuring, and transferring those measurements to the material to be cut. Thus, the wise rule: take the time to measure and mark, and then do it again, to make double sure. It is a rule we will all benefit from in making decisions in our daily lives.
The idea of watching others live life, instead of living one's own, lies at the core of most TV programming. Worse, it is watching actors pretend to live the lives of others whom they have never met or known personally; and in most cases never really existed. TV is enormously entertaining and addictive. So is cocaine or methamphetamine.
Americans need head space. Not all, just most. And a great number of Americans do in fact, create head space for themselves. I would venture, however, that most do not. Oh! What is head space? Well, glad you asked.
Control of one's money requires first knowing, in detail, where it is going. There is a reason every successful business, large or small, tracks to the penny, their incoming and outgoing dollars, and actually look at the categories frequently, that are consuming their greenbacks. Today, with a personal computer, tracking personal income, even a teen's part-time income and where it goes, is very easy and cheap, or free.
In a democracy, is there such a thing as wise voting? And if there were, wouldn't a majority of voters vote accordingly?
The answers are, Yes and No, respectively. Here's why.
No, this is not about burning fossil fuels and creating green house gases. Though the oil we put in our vehicles is analogous to what we need to improve our lives. I am talking about maintenance. Run a vehicle 30,000 miles without changing the oil, or run a vehicle low on oil a few thousand miles, and it will become damaged; if not pull off the road, roll over 4 tires to the sky, and croak for the sense of relief that would bring.
