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I was just reading a conversation between a Business Week reporter and The Dalai Lama on the Economic Crisis. When asked his opinion on what caused the collapse of the economy, The Dalai Lama says:
“I’m telling people, including some businessmen who are my friends, what this global economic crisis was caused by: One, too much greed. Second, speculation. Third, not being transparent.
I think he’s absolutely right. But I’d take it a step further, and even interject a little Dr. Phil into the equation and say the real problem was that we as a community, nation, world – didn’t “Get Real”. We bought into our own hype the same way we buy into “Self-Empowerment Programs”. Most of which are, as Dr. Phil says: “unfocused, lazy, gimmicky, politically correct, and above all, marketable, often at the expense of truth.” So we built a Castle in the Clouds and then we were surprised to find that the Foundation didn’t exist. In fact, had never existed.
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