Blog post 3

Text 1- The examples of people putting values above money surprised me because usually when one thinks of capitalism one thinks of people putting money before values. In the case of the nuclear waste being stored in a little town in Switzerland that was apparently the best town for storing such waste, I found it interesting that 51% of people agreed to store it until they were offered money for the same act only 25% responded that they would be willing to store the nuclea waste.

Perspective 1- I think that people didn't want to feel as though they had to sell their dignity to do something good for their country, so not as many people agreed to store the nuclear waste when they were offered money. People do not need monetary rewards for good deeds and frequently feel insulted when offered money to do a good act; for this reason, it makes sense that they agreed less when offered money. If somebody is doing a good deed with no monetary reward, they will be less likely to do it with a monetary reward because it will feel more like an obligation or a job than an act of kindness or charity.

Text 2- I was disgusted by finding out that people actually buy wedding toasts online. Just by filling out a survey on the couple, you can get out of the apparently horribly tedious task of writing a toast for a couple that you're close enough to to have been asked to toast at their wedding. Then you pay for that toast in a disgusting exchange of money for services.

Perspective 2- My mom and stepdad were married in December, and every toast at their wedding reception, rehearsal dinner, and at every party or dinner leading up to the big day was so sincere and from the heart that I genuinely feel bad for people who do not have enough sincerity in their lives to give genuine toasts rather than buy them online. It's ridiculous that people have gotten to the point that instead of just sitting down for fifteen minutes to write a toast to the important people in their lives people would rather pay a hefty fee and fill out a thoughtless survey. Of all the things that money can't buy, a toast is very close to the top of the list. Your wedding day is supposed to be special filled with memories and words from your closest friends and family, not memories and words from a random person paid to write a toast for your wedding.

More blog posts in this category Common

• The Wound & the Blessing/The Economy of Communion Project Post
• The Crest- Jewel of Wisdom & Work as a Spiritual Practice Post
• "What Money Can't Buy" Blog Post
• Blog Post Ni: FTRN Booklet & Arithmetic of Passion
• Work as a Spiritual Practice (The Transformation of Work)