What Is The Most Beautiful ‘Thing’ In The World?

[Tim StevensParticipant @timstevens64731]

In the old days, there were lots of elephants and only a few people (some of whom desired ivory). Now there are lots more people, and fewer elephants. Why are we not looking at the problem (one of many similar problems) from both ends?

Well, our systems (start with capitalism, taxation, and religion) are geared to continuous increases in population. Therefore there will be a time when something among our actual needs runs out, (the chances of meeting any of our desires will be first to go, though). What will go first, I wonder? Clean air, clean water, are both currently free for many of us, but I suggest that as the population grows, that number will diminish. By then lots of other useful, desirable, stuff will be running out, such as copper, helium, neodymium, nickel, tungsten, I could go on. So, I suggest that Gandhi was only right when he was alive, the world does not have enough for every man's need, and the 'final solution' will be a reduction in the population – quite likely at our own hands. Unfortunately, history tells us that the 'victors' will not heed the lesson (having of course avoided the worst effects) and round they will go again.

Always cheerful, me

Tim

[Barnaby WildeParticipant @barnabywilde70941]

Do you know how much the poaching gang makes from killing the elephant? They can be trekking for days, risking their lives and they get what?

Do you know what an Afghan farmer can expect for his field of poppy? Why are we spending $billions on the war on drugs?

A handgun has a £££ value on the UK blackmarket, why don't we just buy up all the handguns? Come to think of it, it is so incredibly easy to go through the process of buying a street gun I wonder why the good guys don't?

In Malta it is a tradition to trap songbirds on their migration route. They can't eat them, they have little monetary value but you try & stop them. Why don't we pay them to trap them, ring them & release them?

I'm just as confused & angry with the world as I was when I was 16. I spent half my working life solving complex problems & these are the easy ones.

[larry phelan 1Participant @larryphelan1]

When I put this question to a friend yesterday,he said "My wife,after I,ve had a few pints " !!

So,you see,to each his own !

[Raymond Sanderson 2Participant @raymondsanderson2]

Posted by Ian Welford on 05/08/2018 20:08:29:

the birth of both my sons.

Followed very closely by the pure , trusting gaze of my faithful dog.

The view from the White Horse above Thirsk on summers morning through the mist takes some beating too.

Ian

Why nothing about the wife ??

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