Guest guest Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 A thisrty deer enters the river to quench its thisrt and is grabbed by alligators. One alligator grabs the deer by its legs and another soon grabs its head. Pretty soon, two more attack it one from either side. A " smart " Zebra watces it from the shore and comments... The [animal] world is ruled by one million evil animals [like alligators, hyenas and hawks] and by 10 million coward animals [like whales, elephants] who turn their back on the atrocities done by these evil animals! Who is the really " stupid " one? The " God " [or nature, evolution] that has really designed it exactly this way [including the " smart " Zebra to lament on all these!]! Or, the " smart " Zebra for not realizing that neither the evil Alligators, the " coward " elephants or the " smart " " stupid " Zebras have any real choice to be different that what they really are [what they are " made to be " ]! They are simply doing what they are! [ NNB ] Nisargadatta , " anabebe57 " <kailashana wrote: > > I am reading a book by Gregory David Roberts: Shantaram > I can not speak of the clarity and beauty and truth in this book, > so I shall share a passage or two: > > " The world is run by one million evil men, ten million stupid men, > and a hundred million cowards. > > The evil men are the power--the rich men, and the politicians and > the fanatics of religion--whose decisions rule the world, and set it > on its course of greed and destruction. > > There are only one million of them, the truly evil men, in the whole > world. The very rich and the very powerful, whose decisions really > count--they are only one million. The stupid men, who number ten > million, are the soldiers and policemen who enforce the rule of the > evil men. They are the standing armies of twelve key countries, and > the police forces of those and twenty more. In total, there are > only ten million of them with any real power or consequence. they > are often brave, I'm sure, but they are stupid, too, because they > give their lives for governments and causes that use their flesh and > blood as mere chess pieces. Those governments always betray them or > let them down or abandon them, in the long run. Nations neglect no > men more shamefully then the heroes of their wars. > > 'And the hundred million cowards, Abdul Ghani continued, pinching > the handle of the teacup between his plum fingers, 'they are the > bureaucrats and paper shufflers and pen-pushers who permit the rule > of the evil men, and look the other way. They are the head of this > department, and the secretary of that committee, and the president > of the other association. They are managers, and officials, and > mayors and officers of the court They always defend themselves by > saying that they are just following orders, or just doing their job, > and it's nothing personal, and if they don't do it, somebody else > surely will. They are the hundred million cowards who know what is > going on, but say nothing, while they sign the paper that puts one > man before a firing squad, or condemns one million men to the slower > death of a famine. > > 'So that's it', he concluded. The world is run by one million evil > men, ten million stupid men, and a hundred million cowards. The > rest of us, all six billion of us do pretty much what we are told.' > > He laughed, and slapped at his thigh. It was a good laugh, the kind > of laugh that won't rest until it shares the joke, and I found > myself laughing with him. > > 'Do you know what this means, my boy' he asked, when his face was > serious enough to frame the question. > > 'This formula--the one million, the ten million,the hundred million-- > this is the real truth of all politics. Marx was wrong. It is not a > question of classes, you see, because all the classes are in the > hands of this tiny few. This set of numbers is the cause of empire > and rebellion. This is the formula that has generated our > civilisations for the last ten thousand years. This built the > pyramids. This launched your Crusades. This put the word at war, > and this formula has the power to impose the peace. > > 'They're not my Crusades,' I corrected him, 'but I get your point.' " > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 " beyond good and evil " ~nietzsche > A thisrty deer enters the river > to quench its thisrt and is grabbed > by alligators. > > One alligator grabs the deer by its > legs and another soon grabs its head. > Pretty soon, two more attack it one > from either side. > > > A " smart " Zebra watces it from the shore > and comments... > > > The [animal] world is ruled by one > million evil animals [like alligators, > hyenas and hawks] and by 10 million > coward animals [like whales, elephants] > who turn their back on the atrocities > done by these evil animals! > > > Who is the really " stupid " one? > > The " God " [or nature, evolution] that > has really designed it exactly this way > [including the " smart " Zebra to lament > on all these!]! > > Or, the " smart " Zebra for not > realizing that neither the evil > Alligators, the " coward " elephants or > the " smart " " stupid " Zebras have any > real choice to be different that what > they really are [what they are " made to > be " ]! They are simply doing what they > are! [ NNB ] > > Nisargadatta , " anabebe57 " <kailashana@> > wrote: > > > > I am reading a book by Gregory David Roberts: Shantaram > > I can not speak of the clarity and beauty and truth in this book, > > so I shall share a passage or two: > > > > " The world is run by one million evil men, ten million stupid men, > > and a hundred million cowards. > > > > The evil men are the power--the rich men, and the politicians and > > the fanatics of religion--whose decisions rule the world, and set > it > > on its course of greed and destruction. > > > > There are only one million of them, the truly evil men, in the > whole > > world. The very rich and the very powerful, whose decisions > really > > count--they are only one million. The stupid men, who number ten > > million, are the soldiers and policemen who enforce the rule of > the > > evil men. They are the standing armies of twelve key countries, > and > > the police forces of those and twenty more. In total, there are > > only ten million of them with any real power or consequence. they > > are often brave, I'm sure, but they are stupid, too, because they > > give their lives for governments and causes that use their flesh > and > > blood as mere chess pieces. Those governments always betray them > or > > let them down or abandon them, in the long run. Nations neglect > no > > men more shamefully then the heroes of their wars. > > > > 'And the hundred million cowards, Abdul Ghani continued, pinching > > the handle of the teacup between his plum fingers, 'they are the > > bureaucrats and paper shufflers and pen-pushers who permit the > rule > > of the evil men, and look the other way. They are the head of > this > > department, and the secretary of that committee, and the president > > of the other association. They are managers, and officials, and > > mayors and officers of the court They always defend themselves by > > saying that they are just following orders, or just doing their > job, > > and it's nothing personal, and if they don't do it, somebody else > > surely will. They are the hundred million cowards who know what > is > > going on, but say nothing, while they sign the paper that puts one > > man before a firing squad, or condemns one million men to the > slower > > death of a famine. > > > > 'So that's it', he concluded. The world is run by one million evil > > men, ten million stupid men, and a hundred million cowards. The > > rest of us, all six billion of us do pretty much what we are told.' > > > > He laughed, and slapped at his thigh. It was a good laugh, the > kind > > of laugh that won't rest until it shares the joke, and I found > > myself laughing with him. > > > > 'Do you know what this means, my boy' he asked, when his face was > > serious enough to frame the question. > > > > 'This formula--the one million, the ten million,the hundred > million-- > > this is the real truth of all politics. Marx was wrong. It is not > a > > question of classes, you see, because all the classes are in the > > hands of this tiny few. This set of numbers is the cause of > empire > > and rebellion. This is the formula that has generated our > > civilisations for the last ten thousand years. This built the > > pyramids. This launched your Crusades. This put the word at war, > > and this formula has the power to impose the peace. > > > > 'They're not my Crusades,' I corrected him, 'but I get your > point.' " > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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