HOW MUCH DO I DESERVE?

THAT pivotal question comes in many forms throughout one’s life, like, “Why should I vote for so-and-so?” or “What starting pay do you want?” or “Should I join the military?” or “Is this a good person to date?” or “Isn’t it okay to simply pay myself more?” or “Should I accept the bribe?” It all gets down to how much one believes he or she deserves. Unfortunately, while a specific answer isn’t always simple. the general one, in my opinion, fortunately is, which relegates the action to one of should I impulsively do that or should I think carefully about the consequences.

Regarding the first issue, I believe that the biggest reward we can receive in life is a simple but honest, “Thank you,” and the satisfaction of having exercised personal service to another, be that “person” a human being, animal, plant or geological structure. Money and power are two of the greatest illusions — soul-traps, if you will — and rarely impart a sense of greater spiritual self-worth like doing something to help another in need. I propose this “answer” in all facets of life, especially “business” and “government” which typically encompass money and power in greatest degree.

As for the second issue, it all, for me, boils down to the axiom, “first, do no harm.” That isn’t an excuse for inaction, but it does invoke the idea of thinking of those affected by my actions and the consequences of my actions on them.

In a distinctly different philosophical approach, I’ve heard it said that “I am just as privileged of the [breath of air; square foot of land; food; potable water; money; power] as anyone else,” though I personally think that an over generalization requiring considerable additional thought as to the circumstances and consequences of any resulting actions.

I explore the primary question in depth through my Amazon-genre-bestseller, fictional Sci-Fu (science-based futuring) novel entitled THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020) by Raymond Gaynor — https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999693859 — which I commend to you not only for it’s exploration of this old/new philosophy but for its unsettling plausibility, dramatic story, and perhaps most important, documenting the actions of three interesting youth set in what well may be our own future.

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