I ask all of my students, upon meeting them, “What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object?”
You should see the wheels start turning inside their heads.
I cannot remember who first posed this question to me. But it sounds like something I would have learned in prison. In real life, there is no “irresistible force” and no “immovable object”. The question is meant as merely a mental exercise. But it accomplishes two ends. First, it provokes critical thinking. Second, it develops a strong mental attitude.
Suppose you are an irresistible force headed toward an objective. Nothing can stop you (unless maybe it’s an immovable object). Now imagine that you are an immovable object, able to stand your ground against any force (except maybe an irresistible force).
If you are going to come at me, Tiger, you better bring everything you have, because I’m not budging. But if I coming at you, there is nothing that you can put before me to stop me- not even money.
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“For the love of money is the root of all evil.” Timothy, 6:10.
But is not money only a vehicle of exchange?
“For the love of money is the root of all evil.” Timothy, 6:10.
But is not money only a vehicle of exchange?
When I indicated I would accept political advertising on my blog did I all of a sudden become the "evil" AAPP? Is fair to blame all evil, or even any evil, on a medium of exchange? No you didn't not say that Edddie i know, but in many ways, the issue of advertising money coming from a political party, group or individual has a "evil" connected with it.
Is technology bad? Yes, When it is used for bad things. Is Technology good" Yes, when it used for bad things. Is Money Good, Yes, When it is used for good things. Is money bad, Yes when it is used for bad things. Is money an irresistible force? For some
Is money an immovable for Some? Do I desire political advertising dollars? I will take it if it comes. Will I do bad things with the money? Now that is interesting no one has asked that question of me.
Check out this statement:
"Desire for money, or greed for money if you prefer to use stronger language (reminiscent of a scene from the movie Wall Street), is a good thing when people play by the rules, and when their desire for money and status results in better ways of doing business and in inventions that help people and that make the world a better place. Desire for money and status is only bad when people do bad things in order to obtain what they desire. And even then, it’s not “greed” that’s really bad, but the person who’s doing the bad things who’s bad."
http://www.calicocat.com/2004/05/is-money-root-of-all-evil.html
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