In Other Words

The mother of wealth

At Fish’s house. Banana had to visit and help Fish out with some problems, so we tracked down here in the afternoon. Played basketball with a couple of kids and won (surprise surprise, maybe one was half my age, with the rest having to make do with very early teens. Oh well, take wins where you can get them.)

Just finished watching Osmosis Jones, quite fun, actually. A cartoon mixed with a real movie. A bit like Roger Rabbit, though the cartoons and real world stuff barely over lap. Did anybody ever see Cool World? That was a movie that I enjoyed when I was younger, nobody ever talks about it though. I think it might be fun to watch that one again with a slightly better understanding of madness. Anyway, that one had a lot of cross over, like Roger Rabbit. Not too many people used cartoons in movies, I wonder why?

Anyway, I think I’ve partially recovered from the down from yesterday. When I was at the Internet café I thought I was just distracted and thoughtful, when I left it became pretty clear that I was down, yet again. I’m spending way too much time down in this city. For some reason I believe that life was a bit easier when we were in Singapore. I might not agree with what the government did and why, but life was easier over there. The government was nicer to us foreigners.

I guess it’s adjusting to a life of poverty. That is bound to take a while, right? I hope I don’t get too used to it. When you’re so used to poverty that you accept it as a given, then you’re in trouble. That’s the day you stop trying to get out of it and stop trying to make life better.

To this day I still believe that people from rich families often end up rich partially because they expect it. Yes, it is true that their parents help with their connections and their money, but that isn’t enough if a person is content to be poor. Rich people often get rich by expecting, not wanting mind you, but expecting it. They expect to be rich and therefore behave in a way that makes others assume that they should be, as well. I don’t know if that makes sense? I don’t even know if that’s it, but I certainly know that expectation has a lot more to do with end result then I used to think.

I used to think expectation was the mother of all fuck ups. It still is, of course, but it is also the mother of a whole lot more. Expecting to be treated well will doubtlessly make sure you are treated well. That is how the elites recognise the elites, I think. By their birth right to arrogance. Their confidence that money belongs in their pocket.

posted by Symbol @ 1.5.05