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“Why is water so often a metaphor for money? Perhaps because we like to believe that our economic system is naturally occurring, not man-made. Maybe the movement of money feels inevitable if you imagine it as water, with only blameless gravity participating in the accumulation of wealth.”

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Book:Having and Being Had
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Having and Being Had

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Eula Biss
Eula Biss

Eula Biss is an American fiction writer born in 1977. Her works are known for their profound themes and unique narrative style. Biss's novels explore the relationship between individuals and society, power, and knowledge, often involving historical, political, and philosophical issues. more

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“به خدا حافظی تلخ توسوگند نشد که تو رفتی ودلم ثانیه ای بند نشد لب تو میوه ممنوع ولی لبهایم هر چه از طعم لب سرخ تو دل کند نشد با چراغی همه جا گشتم وگشتم در شهر هیچ کس هیچ کس اینجا به تو مانند نشد هر کسی در دل من جای خودش را دارد جانشین تو در این سینه خداوند نشد خواستند از تو بگویند شبی شاعرها عاقبت با قلم شرم نوشتند:نشد!”

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Author:فاضل نظری
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“Having a bank account in the United States or China won't make any difference as a business owner but people who don't have enough money and time to travel long distances and test the system for themselves, want to believe in illusions. Many banks are actually happy to steal people's money due to their nationality, like they did with Russian people now. And this while the masses consider it to be normal. Imagine if countries stole your money every time your government did something they don't like! Actually they do, which is why your government promises one thing before being elected and then does another. The employees of these governments and big companies are like little Nazis. They will simply repeat: it's the "policy of the company" or "it's the law". Nobody cares to question laws or policies because they think smart people are the ones who obey. Well, you will get nowhere in life by obeying a system that is manipulated against you, which is why so many frustrated people, seeing others in jet planes and traveling the world, are turning to crime and prostitution. This tendency will keep increasing. Yet if I tell people to learn to use a gun, they will say that a spiritual guru would never say such things. Well, I would never trust any guru or religious person who said to me to wait until someone knocks me off with a hammer or that I must accept the misfortunes of life as an opportunity to meditate on karma. As a matter of fact, that's exactly what I got in all religions where I sought answers to this problem, which means even religions have been corrupted by illusions and ignorance. They empower a very toxic demon around these lies called guilt. But this demon is kept alive with dogma.”

MoneyIgnoranceGuiltKarmaDemonMisfortunesDogmaGuruIllusionsReligions
Author:Dan Desmarques
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