From: Tefo Mohapi
Sent:
To: Jonathan P
Cc: Gary S. Gevisser; jonathan beare; Derrick Beare
Subject: Re: The past is a pillar of salt - being rich is ethical
(although I myself; am not rich) ?
Jonathan/Saul,
To quote
you "one must embark on complete
capitalism, if one doesn't; all he can
do is sit and watch.
Alternatively, one's own greed can
better the lives of
those around him. Giving a job is far
more satisfactory
than continuously eroding one's own
capital."
Question: Complete capitalism also means (I might be wrong) doing all you can to increse your capital even if it means abusing/exploiting other people's ignorance and/or kind heartedness? All I'm saying is the capitalist system is flawed but in the same breath I do not advocate for any other "ism" system because if you scratch the surface they are all the same.
1652 Jan
Van Riebeck came to RSA as a part of the team from the Dutch East Indian
Company. Due to the kind heartedness and ignorance of
the habitants of
I just think it is flawed with too many loopholes but then those at the top seem to be tto brain dead to care since they are benefiting and through greed and paranoia keep the rest of us from getting up the pyramid.
Having said all this, I agree with you partially in that the only way to beat the system is from inside. Just like any virus or good thief, you work from the inside out to bring down the system especially if the system is a gigantic unmovable monolith that if you attacked from the outside it will crush you. So the best way is to infect the system and then the rest will be history.
So, Saul.
When can I meet with you to discuss business and see if our business paths can
cross and benefit us both?
-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan P [mailto:janupalo@webmail.co.za]
Sent:
To: gsg@sellnext.com
Cc: tefo@breinsystems.co.za
Subject: The past is a pillar
of salt - being rich is ethical (although I
myself; am not rich) ?
The past is a
pillar of salt - being rich is ethical
(although
I myself; am not rich) ?
Lets say the GDP per capita
in
is roughly that amount; I read
different figures from all
over. If I am correct in my
thinking, hypothetically, I own
R40 000 in the bank the man
next to me now only has R8 000.
Any person who clears about
R4 000 a month and save it
after one year can be richer than
the average citizen. My father asked me why am I not studying further towards a
CA(SA)? I answered by saying that the time taken to
achieve such a goal would be a huge opportunity cost for compounding returns. I
need to break the poverty cycle and every year I will take an extra margin from
the guy next to me. He didn't say anything but knowing my father
? he thought I was mad. Although simplistic ? I have come to stage where I am fighting over
ethical issues. I can't help think what a ridiculously small amount R24 000 is.
I also can't help thinking ? the
man next to me will do the same.
A very good friend of mine
once posed an ethical issue to
me, at the age of seventeen, I
was completely stumped. I
have posed the same statement to
many, many of which cannot accept it. He said, "The giving of charity is a
selfish affair". I asked him, "why is that? surely
giving charity is giving up something for someone else, how can that be
selfish?". He smiled and replied, "In monetary terms, yes, people
give money to make themselves feel better". Well,
simply giving money where I am loosing compounding returns for someone who buys
sniffing glue is very much against my thinking. The same applies to giving
money to those who spend excessively to convince other donors. I wrote in my
little thoughts book, "one must embark on complete capitalism, if one
doesn't; all he can do is sit and watch. Alternatively, one's own greed can
better the lives of those around him. Giving a job is far more satisfactory
than continuously eroding one's own capital."
speaking, I cannot explain why the
universe has no
beginning or end. I cannot explain
why certain art
movements and cultures have
similarities before the age of globalisation aka "Digital Age". G-d /
universal thinking will know best and things will happen naturally. There are
certain areas (regardless of how true or untrue) of this site which link
perceived unethical behaviour to certain persons? personal
life. You clearly have more knowledge or in contact with these entities. I
personally know of a certain company under the control of Jonathan Beare which
employs thousands. This same company in a few years time may employ 3 times
that amount. Yet you have made some very personal remarks about him and linking
him to unethical behaviour. I ashamedly, not knowing Jonathan Beare, replied by
speculating his connection to dutch-sandwiches. Anyone can justify anything by
twisting the words. The truth is I have spoken to one of Jonathan Beare?s CEO, he told me what a brilliant man Jonathan is and how
he makes, although complicated, very fair deals for all the parties. To any
entities related to Jonathan Beare and Jonathan Beare himself who are reading
this; please forgive me, I think Jonathan Beare has achieved a lot for himself
and for others.
I also feel that guilt
shouldn?t draw investors. The Clear Water Fund is a
great idea. In
Kind Regards
Saul
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