Have you thought that there might be a new type of economics that is much needed in our world today, other than the profit motive? And if so what type of system would be good for our world today? Would this new suggestion(s) be able to prevent the current and regular financial collapse that is going on Wall street and around many parts of the world today?
What about an economic system with little emphasis on profitability?
What about a system that penalize jobs out sourcing and rewards localization of jobs?
What about big corporations providing more and more public services usually left for government to do?
Look at it from the perspective of how the churches provide education at many levels including from primary to tertiary and still do so to this day in an excellent manner. Of course education has also been supplemented by the government as well. Thus it is possible for government and private institutions to cooperate and work together.
What about corporations using 40% of their profitability for development of communities, pay 40 % of it as taxes and reward shareholders 20% of its profitability?
Think about this.
If you have read this blog and would like to comment please feel free to do so.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Thursday, November 6, 2008
How Important is Prayer?
PITS -Pray In The Spirit.
And always Pray in the Spirit (PITS) on all occasions, with all prayers and request...As believers we should always be praying, whether we are on the mountain tops or in the pits way down in the valley, our hearts should be crying out to the Almighty God, under all circumstances, for God to hear, forgive our sins and heal our land. And this is exactly what God wants to do, for he said: If my people which are called by name, will humble themselves, and pray, seek my face and turned from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and forgive their sins and heal their land.
This is indeed an amazing thing that God wants to do. However it hinges on us first doing four things: 1) Humble ourselves, 2) Pray, 3) Seek his face, and 4) Turn from our wicked ways, then God will do three things 1) Hear from heaven, 2) Forgive our sins, and 3) Heal our land. As we reflect on this we can easily see how fundamentally important prayer is before God will do anything, for our benefits and the benefits of others as well.
We always need to bear in mind that we should first examine our own life to unshackle any pride, so that we can bring ourselves into a state of humility before we commence our journey of walking with God in prayer. Pride is a major deterrent of God's presence, and as we know, this was the downfall of Lucifer the chief angel in heaven, which resulted in his expulsion from heaven along with one third of the angels that followed him. Having said that, we should understand that pride will hinder our prayers and prevent God from hearing us.
After we have eliminated any pride in our lives and have humble ourselves, we should then commence our prayer journey. We can pray about any and everything, anytime, anywhere and for how long we may wish or have the strength to do. The most effective prayers are not only those done in a spirit of humility, but those done in the spirit of fasting and on our knees. For success in our prayers however, and like anything else in life, such as in our academic careers, there must be consistency, such as when we study at a fix times, we should be praying at a fix time on a daily basis. When we do this we will witness the manifest greatness and awesomeness of a great and merciful mighty God.
Following our prayers, we can wait on God and seek his face for direction on what to do and where to go, and to accomplish God's will for our live in spreading his message of love and hope for all mankind, irregardless of our religious persuasions. God has encouraged us to seek his face, for he knows how discouraging and complex this world is, we are living in today, and how frail and insignificant we feel at times, so that He almighty God can intervene to bless us in all ways possible. A chief characteristic required in our lives, if we will seek the face of God, would be our determination, no matter what that natural instinct may tell us.
Finally a major requirement mentioned by God was that we should all turn from our wicked ways. We must recognize that we are all sinners who have fallen short of God's glory, and therefore we need to understand that God in his mercy and love, has made abundant provision for the forgiveness of our sin, through the death and resurrection of his son Jesus. We are weak when it comes for us to turn from our sins by ourselves in our own strength, therefore God has made abundant provision, where if we confess our sins to his son Jesus Christ and ask his mercy and forgiveness he will lovingly do so.
When we do all the above, not only will God hear us when we PRAY, but he will FORGIVE our sins, and HEAL our land.
Hopefully I can write more on the last paragraph above, at a later date.
God bless you for reading and sharing this.
Anthony Persaud
And always Pray in the Spirit (PITS) on all occasions, with all prayers and request...As believers we should always be praying, whether we are on the mountain tops or in the pits way down in the valley, our hearts should be crying out to the Almighty God, under all circumstances, for God to hear, forgive our sins and heal our land. And this is exactly what God wants to do, for he said: If my people which are called by name, will humble themselves, and pray, seek my face and turned from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and forgive their sins and heal their land.
This is indeed an amazing thing that God wants to do. However it hinges on us first doing four things: 1) Humble ourselves, 2) Pray, 3) Seek his face, and 4) Turn from our wicked ways, then God will do three things 1) Hear from heaven, 2) Forgive our sins, and 3) Heal our land. As we reflect on this we can easily see how fundamentally important prayer is before God will do anything, for our benefits and the benefits of others as well.
We always need to bear in mind that we should first examine our own life to unshackle any pride, so that we can bring ourselves into a state of humility before we commence our journey of walking with God in prayer. Pride is a major deterrent of God's presence, and as we know, this was the downfall of Lucifer the chief angel in heaven, which resulted in his expulsion from heaven along with one third of the angels that followed him. Having said that, we should understand that pride will hinder our prayers and prevent God from hearing us.
After we have eliminated any pride in our lives and have humble ourselves, we should then commence our prayer journey. We can pray about any and everything, anytime, anywhere and for how long we may wish or have the strength to do. The most effective prayers are not only those done in a spirit of humility, but those done in the spirit of fasting and on our knees. For success in our prayers however, and like anything else in life, such as in our academic careers, there must be consistency, such as when we study at a fix times, we should be praying at a fix time on a daily basis. When we do this we will witness the manifest greatness and awesomeness of a great and merciful mighty God.
Following our prayers, we can wait on God and seek his face for direction on what to do and where to go, and to accomplish God's will for our live in spreading his message of love and hope for all mankind, irregardless of our religious persuasions. God has encouraged us to seek his face, for he knows how discouraging and complex this world is, we are living in today, and how frail and insignificant we feel at times, so that He almighty God can intervene to bless us in all ways possible. A chief characteristic required in our lives, if we will seek the face of God, would be our determination, no matter what that natural instinct may tell us.
Finally a major requirement mentioned by God was that we should all turn from our wicked ways. We must recognize that we are all sinners who have fallen short of God's glory, and therefore we need to understand that God in his mercy and love, has made abundant provision for the forgiveness of our sin, through the death and resurrection of his son Jesus. We are weak when it comes for us to turn from our sins by ourselves in our own strength, therefore God has made abundant provision, where if we confess our sins to his son Jesus Christ and ask his mercy and forgiveness he will lovingly do so.
When we do all the above, not only will God hear us when we PRAY, but he will FORGIVE our sins, and HEAL our land.
Hopefully I can write more on the last paragraph above, at a later date.
God bless you for reading and sharing this.
Anthony Persaud
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Bucking The Horse
Sometimes it is much easier and better to go along with the acceptable standards, than to buck the horse an d be branded as off the wire by those who may disagree with your style of thinking and operation. However to sometimes solve some types of problems it may require of us to get off the bandwagon of the common options and come up with something either completely new or even unorthodox. This of course will set you up for an onslaught of cruel attacks, on you as a person and not the issue on hand.
For example one area, if you may be wondering what I am writing about, would be the question on how to solve the Palestinian and Israeli conflicts. The usual solution suggested is two state solution, or as some Arabs want the destruction of the Israelis by driving them into the sea. And even though the latter is not an option, the former is not totally irrelevant. However I don't think even after a two state solution is reached, the demands by the Arabs or Palestinians will cease.
Now the unusual solution for the Palestinians and Israelis conflicts I would like to suggest is the removal of the Palestinians completely from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and resettle them in the other Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, etc. and grant them citizenship of these countries they are settled in. And if this idea seems ludicrous at first, think of all the millions that have settled in the USA the greatest country on earth.
So post your comments for a healthy discussion.
For example one area, if you may be wondering what I am writing about, would be the question on how to solve the Palestinian and Israeli conflicts. The usual solution suggested is two state solution, or as some Arabs want the destruction of the Israelis by driving them into the sea. And even though the latter is not an option, the former is not totally irrelevant. However I don't think even after a two state solution is reached, the demands by the Arabs or Palestinians will cease.
Now the unusual solution for the Palestinians and Israelis conflicts I would like to suggest is the removal of the Palestinians completely from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and resettle them in the other Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, etc. and grant them citizenship of these countries they are settled in. And if this idea seems ludicrous at first, think of all the millions that have settled in the USA the greatest country on earth.
So post your comments for a healthy discussion.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
A New Corporate System
This is an idea that I want to explore but which I have not given extensive thought process to. It might be viewed as a radical shift from the old profit system which usually ties up large amount capital by few shareholders, and limits genuine all round progress that can benefit the wider society as a whole at a lower cost. Therefore this idea would need a lot of fine tuning as I go along to explore this whole new concept.
First the real purpose of corporations is not to so much perform services or provide products for the benefit of societies but rather to provide returns on investment by shareholders so as to benefit these risk takers. This point I suppose is arguable as some may want to construe that the real purposes of corporations is to provide services and products for the benefit of societies. However since managers or owners are more concerned with profit making and may possibly in an effort to make profit, do so at any cost!
Now the idea I want to explore is that only an agreed percentage such as about ten percent should be paid to shareholders or owners of the business and the balance of the so called profits should be invested into the societies such as in cheaper housing and other necessary infrastructures. This idea may seem ludicrous at first but if given serious thoughts, one would realize that if business are run on the principle that its returns should benefit the people as a whole with a better quality and standard of living. Then countries can begin to see a genuine eradication of poverty, crimes, deceases that has plagued this earth we are living on, and genuine progress in every continent.
First the real purpose of corporations is not to so much perform services or provide products for the benefit of societies but rather to provide returns on investment by shareholders so as to benefit these risk takers. This point I suppose is arguable as some may want to construe that the real purposes of corporations is to provide services and products for the benefit of societies. However since managers or owners are more concerned with profit making and may possibly in an effort to make profit, do so at any cost!
Now the idea I want to explore is that only an agreed percentage such as about ten percent should be paid to shareholders or owners of the business and the balance of the so called profits should be invested into the societies such as in cheaper housing and other necessary infrastructures. This idea may seem ludicrous at first but if given serious thoughts, one would realize that if business are run on the principle that its returns should benefit the people as a whole with a better quality and standard of living. Then countries can begin to see a genuine eradication of poverty, crimes, deceases that has plagued this earth we are living on, and genuine progress in every continent.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Where there is no vision...
Old politics
A majority of Guyanese are tired of the old politics, involving the trumpeting of the race card, destabilization of the country, ratcheting up of old lies, and reinventing of the wheel. What the Guyanese public really wants is a break from the past. There is a cry for a whole new vision of lifting the country out of its present political mire, onto a whole new level of goodwill and brotherly love.
As a Guyanese foremost, I am really disappointed that there is no talk of what is the vision for
Whilst waiting for someone to come forward and share their vision I will begin by indicating what I consider to be of foremost concern to me. I believe it is time that the television talk show hosts in
Nevertheless, somehow I feel these individual and other TV personalities have tremendous potential to offer the Guyanese public something more substantive than the same old poisonous crap over and over. It is possible to promote unity, harmony and educational programs that can promote the stars, musicians, writers, sports persons, businesses and outstanding students and citizens of our great country.
Should these TV hosts then seek to promote peace and harmony over the airwaves then businesses should seek to sponsor such programs and encourage its refinement. Advertisements should be poured into these channels to help provide finance for the station and further encourage even greater expansion of such programs across the country.
Another important vision that I would like to share and which I believe should be given urgent attention is the expansion of independent radio and television channels in our country. Somehow the media association needs to get its acts together and promote a healthy TV, radio and press and not for the employees in these areas to politicize everything as has been going on for sometime now. There must be much more to the media than politicizing.
Broadcasting legislations along with independent commissions should be urgently established to prevent inflammatory talk show host from cropping up across the country and huge fines should be instituted against the channels who allow such programs to be broadcasted. Fair and balanced disciplinary actions should be taken against individuals also who use the airwaves or press to cause incitement and cause destabilization in the country.
Let me indicate clearly that I cannot write to cover all the visions I have in one go. So in my next article I hope to cover the archaic laws and legal system being executed in our country. I would really appreciate it if any of you reading this and would like to make any suggestion, contribution or share your own visions; to feel free to kindly include in your own articles or emails; in what I hope to be a healthy discussion.
AP
Which is better?
Business versus education? Which one should be pursued first? Do we make full use of the education we pay for? What about business owners in terms of realizing their goals?
Bill Gates dropped out of college to pursue his business dreams and still today is the world's richest man. There are probably thousands of individuals with similar stories. Most of the rich people in today's world are business owners.
Education has a role to play, but at the end of the day it is business that will prevail!
Bill Gates dropped out of college to pursue his business dreams and still today is the world's richest man. There are probably thousands of individuals with similar stories. Most of the rich people in today's world are business owners.
Education has a role to play, but at the end of the day it is business that will prevail!
Friday, April 18, 2008
Sick and getting more sick...
A young man of about twenty-two years old is already on dialysis. He is suffering from diabetes and has two damaged kidneys. Three times a week he has to have his blood washed. These days he still does the same thing he was doing when he was healthy. And that is lay around in a comfy sofa playing games on a television screen or on his computer.
Lack of adequate exercise! This I believe is the most grievous health problem facing us in the United States of America today. Poor eating habits also compound this problem like ten fold. Whilst it is good that apparatus are being developed to simplify life or minimize the use of time, what this actually does is take away the manual labor which is healthy for us.
Most sickness today stems from the lack of inadequate exercise. Therefore there should be the development of products that can force us to burn the calories we keep packing layers by layers into our system. If we are cooped up for about nine months in a year, then the products should be developed to be used in door. Construction of housing, including apartments should cater for this.
Currently we have a treadmill, but since we live in such a poorly constructed apartment building we cannot use it, as we do not want to disturb the tenants below us. So we are trapped into eating and stay cooped up just watching TV or surfing the internet. Thus the weight around the waistline keeps bulging more and more.
So unless outdoor facilities for the public are incorporated into the city council budget we will continue to have more and more sick folks to care for from a very tender age. Patients should have compulsory exercise schedules. Healthy folks should enjoy doing manual things. For instance purchase a couple a solid pieces of log and use an axe to chop it up. Think of other manual projects. Paint a neighbor house.
If we burn the excess calories we will stay healthy for a very very long time.
Lack of adequate exercise! This I believe is the most grievous health problem facing us in the United States of America today. Poor eating habits also compound this problem like ten fold. Whilst it is good that apparatus are being developed to simplify life or minimize the use of time, what this actually does is take away the manual labor which is healthy for us.
Most sickness today stems from the lack of inadequate exercise. Therefore there should be the development of products that can force us to burn the calories we keep packing layers by layers into our system. If we are cooped up for about nine months in a year, then the products should be developed to be used in door. Construction of housing, including apartments should cater for this.
Currently we have a treadmill, but since we live in such a poorly constructed apartment building we cannot use it, as we do not want to disturb the tenants below us. So we are trapped into eating and stay cooped up just watching TV or surfing the internet. Thus the weight around the waistline keeps bulging more and more.
So unless outdoor facilities for the public are incorporated into the city council budget we will continue to have more and more sick folks to care for from a very tender age. Patients should have compulsory exercise schedules. Healthy folks should enjoy doing manual things. For instance purchase a couple a solid pieces of log and use an axe to chop it up. Think of other manual projects. Paint a neighbor house.
If we burn the excess calories we will stay healthy for a very very long time.
Housing Crisis
These days obtaining a mortgage or loan from a lending institution is like hoping for a snow day in summer. After submitting the initial application a month may pass and still the loan specialist keeps asking questions, without any clearcut assurance about even the pre-approval of the loan.
The whole crisis seems mired in a clouded maze. Requirements to qualify for a loan range from having at least two years credit history to as far off as having at least twenty percent of the cost of the property being negotiated. What makes matter worst is some schools are teaching for AP classes that during this housing crisis, it is easier to get a mortgage.
What is really noticeable during this period however is that houses are not selling as much as in the past. Many real estate agents are going under. The only business that seems to doing really good now are the debt collecting agencies. The housing market therefore need a quick infusion of cash to facilitate all categories of buyers.
The prices for many houses has been inflated to make a killing in many areas. The crisis has has led a to a deflation of these balloon prices. And that is a positive thing for the poor. Hopefully the laws will be rewritten to manage the lending institutions to simplify the lending process and protect the borrower.
AP
The whole crisis seems mired in a clouded maze. Requirements to qualify for a loan range from having at least two years credit history to as far off as having at least twenty percent of the cost of the property being negotiated. What makes matter worst is some schools are teaching for AP classes that during this housing crisis, it is easier to get a mortgage.
What is really noticeable during this period however is that houses are not selling as much as in the past. Many real estate agents are going under. The only business that seems to doing really good now are the debt collecting agencies. The housing market therefore need a quick infusion of cash to facilitate all categories of buyers.
The prices for many houses has been inflated to make a killing in many areas. The crisis has has led a to a deflation of these balloon prices. And that is a positive thing for the poor. Hopefully the laws will be rewritten to manage the lending institutions to simplify the lending process and protect the borrower.
AP
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