When I was in Community College back in the early 90s, I drove a Dodge Aspen and placed a bright blue bumper sticker on the back with the phrase “People Not Profits”. Somehow, I have always been at odds with materialism and capitalism. At the foundation of our capitalistic society is Wallstreet. I am very wary of the stock market. It seems like so many sandcastles in the sky. I may have 100,000 in gold stocks, but that is just paper. It is quite different than having 100,000 ounces of gold. To me the whole stock-exchange is an illusion. I have always sought something else. There has to be something more meaningful, more real.
Around 2010 or so, I attended a seminar on a bioenergy healing technique called Pranic Healing. I absolutely believe that when we start to understand subtle energies, like human bioenergy we will make rapid advances in humanity as we move to our next level of understanding and working with our amazingly powerful consciousness. I was on break from practicing some new healing techniques and walking through the hallways of the Holiday Inn conference center in Anaheim, CA when I saw the title of the neighboring session “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”. So much materialism, I thought to myself. We need spiritual growth, not more materialism. It seemed like a scam. Just recently, however, I have discovered the teachings of the founder of Rich Dad, Poor Dad. He is quite interesting. It is about making money, but more than that it is about being independent. He speaks clearly about the entrepreneur mindset and how to develop it. I think I really like this guy! Because of Covid we have reduced the production in our country significantly. Many small businesses have closed or are on the verge of bankruptcy. All of this decrease in people and production in our country, meanwhile, we are printing money like bandits. We cannot deny that the stock-market is a bit of an illusion. We have seen financial bubbles in the past, the dot.com bubble, then the housing bubble. Are we in a bubble right now? I have no idea, but I know I have my suspicions. So where to invest money? I believe the best investment is in people and production. If you can build a plant that produces solar panels, or generators, or even pots and pans, then you have something that is real and purposeful. If you invest in people, you empower them to find their own ways to adapt, overcome and build a heathy society. The Community House idea is a way to invest in people. It is a way to support the entrepreneurial mindset, which is the foundation of creative production. The Community House, is for me is a way to a future that works. One build on people and production, not the House of Cards of Wallstreet.
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