you are very curious, one of the questions you might ask is how do we get to where we are at? Most of us accept where we are at, but some ponder the question and research what the philosophers say. A easy book to start with is Eureka! What Archimedes Really Meant  – 80 Other Key Ideas Explained by Michael Macrone published by Cader Books, NY, 1994. In election cycles we all vote or should all vote, and the ideas expressed by the candidates often originated by the 80 people who include: Pythagoras, Pascal, Pavlov, Newton, Plato, Freud, Locke and others. Each ponder and some figured out why the earth and humans function they way they do. Each of the thinkers are famous and you will likely have heard or even said some of the things they do.

Linking to dividend paying stocks, most of the people were in institutions of higher learning or universities. They were paid and could ponder questions and the masses on the outside were in awe of their talents. The money is thus made in the application of the thinking, not the thoughts themselves. While most high school graduates support post secondary institution, we invest for action not thoughts. Something that can help raise sales, justify the monopoly holding, reach out to new markets. There should always be positions for great thoughts, but only invest in applications of the thought, not the thought itself.

There are more questions than answers, till the next time – to raising questions