Everyday Normal

The late great Walter E. Williams said, “Prior to capitalism, the way people amassed great wealth was by looting, plundering and enslaving their fellow man. Capitalism made it possible to become wealthy by serving your fellow man.” Similarly, Ludwig von Mises, in his epic work “Human Action” makes the reader think about how we went from plundering, looting and enslaving others to a more rich and prosperous society that rarely engages in these activities openly. This question leads to the reader learning about the division of labor and how valuable cooperation and service can be. Using one’s skills and properties to the betterment of others is, among decent people, indisputably a good thing.

We still have some attachment that must be gotten rid of. The reason for which most people use their talents and assets for others is that it brings themselves financial benefits. If we could change the internal reasons that we perform the exact same actions, our society would jump forward and advance in every possible way. The great resource is care and love. Even if money still changes hands, to help measure the scarcity of products or services, the changed focus and underlying reason for the exchange makes everything better. If the customer receives with gratitude and appreciation for the work and products from others and the worker gives with an attitude of charity and service always in mind, the world would improve, as I said, in every possible way.