Definitions

Elitist, I guess other might call me that. It is what the name of my folder in which I keep all the e-mails from my friends. One thing that I love about Ayn Rand is her definitions and the convictions in which she holds to them. For example an elitist to me is someone above and beyond in what ever realm you are speaking. But to another it might have more emotional swing to it, meaning pretentious, stuck up, or under tones of jealousy. That is why I love Ayn's books, she defines something and they speaks about it. I have many a heated discussions with my wife to find that we in terms are arguing for the same thing but our definitions are different, and many times drastically.

And speaking of perspective, I defiantly agree with you Tim in that experience makes life sweeter, or more bitter. Its all perspective, a person who has never know pain, would probably be incapacitated by a paper cut (I mean they do hurt though!), or a person who wanders the desert for 40 days and 40 nights will find that free flowing water to be the nectar of the gods (oh I love those religious fanatics). So where am I going with this, well it is one thing I picked up with hanging around my elitist friends experience, and trying new things is what makes life worth living and living is that price.

One question I have is why does America hate big business? Why do they hate the CEOs? Why do they thing those that make the most should contribute monetarily the most? (I say monetarily because if they actually defined contribution the light that is the common mans contribution wouldn't even be noticed next to a great business man's). I don't know if it is jealously, stupidity, envy, or for a sound reason? I mean everyone knows the proverb "don't bite the hand that feeds you", but citizens of the world have been taking the arm up to the shoulder not just the hand.

-Zachary

p.s. I think I'm going to start a hedge fund