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Noelene Hawkins wrote:

 

> Dear cow com devotees,

> Oops, I've put my foot in it again! There will be cow protectors disturbed

> that I've led the discussion away from cow protection-

 

Just to be contoversial -

 

Lest our hardworking citizens strain a muscle patting themselves on their backs

-

 

Everytime they go into the store and buy milk at ugrakarmic prices, they are

the recipients of welfare - an artificially low price subsidized not by the

mere

sweat of others, but the blood of their mothers. so before anyone gets too

self righteous, be advised I can be even more radical. I started at age 13

working 6 - 10 hour days a week, so from my perspective anyone supporting

themselves on only 40 hours a week is also subject to criticism :-)

 

While the I am all for the principle of hard work, it is unfortunate that the

economic paradigm of ISKCON has forced many onto the rolls in order to be able

to cut a proper profile (i.e. work free for the temple) for our leadership.

Difficult to overcome, and yes, very unattractive to truly productive folks.

 

Yet, despite all that, the main point Niscala raises is correct - it is

necessary to take where ever we are and try to elevate ourselves. That doesn't

mean to encourage folks to go on the dole, but to encourage them to get off by

simplyfying their life. She also makes the good point that it is extremely

difficult to both earn a living and get started on the farm from scratch. If

we

are to discourage welfare, then we will need to provide an alternative. some

ksatriyas need to come forward and put together the requisite capital to create

situations so devotees can have the option of moving unto the land without

dissipating their youthful energies just to get to the point of starting at

about the same time they start gettting old and should be thinking about

getting

less entangled rather than more.

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> Yet, despite all that, the main point Niscala raises is correct - it is

> necessary to take where ever we are and try to elevate ourselves. That

> doesn't mean to encourage folks to go on the dole, but to encourage them

> to get off by simplyfying their life. She also makes the good point that

> it is extremely difficult to both earn a living and get started on the

> farm from scratch. If we are to discourage welfare, then we will need to

> provide an alternative. some ksatriyas need to come forward and put

> together the requisite capital to create situations so devotees can have

> the option of moving unto the land without dissipating their youthful

> energies just to get to the point of starting at about the same time they

> start gettting old and should be thinking about getting less entangled

> rather than more.

 

Here here, well said, agree entirely.

 

YS Samba das