Monday, February 8, 2010

Family

I ask a question to many people- Given an option will they pay taxes and the typical answer I get is NO. " Why should we pay taxes without any benefit?" In other words we dont understand that the "haves" have a responsibility towards the "Have- nots".

Going by the same logic why should anybody earn for their family because what is the benefit obtained by earning the money for the family. The problem is our myopic definition of life and family. The point I am making is why cant we program our brains to think beyond a few set of people as family. Family is our primary responsibility but not the only responsibility. Even better lets broaden the definition of family.

We have not liberated our minds. We are yet to get independence from the narrow minded thinking.