Let me try answering George Pinto's hypothetical question:
> There is one tennis court in a village (a world of
> limited resources which we live in). Who among
> the following gets to use to the tennis court among
> the villagers?
> A. The village tennis star (merit based).
> B. A rich 65 year old woman who is willing to pay
> anything to play (wealth).
> C. Every villager gets 5 minutes (equality based).
> D. A poor family who has been discriminated against
> and never been allowed to play sport before in
> the village (opportunity based).
A) The village tennis star, if he had his basic training on the village
court, should help coach potential tennis stars in the village. In teaching
he will learn. If he decides to then go abroad (another village) and make
his money he should make a commitment to repatriate some of his earnings
back into the Village Tennis Court, Racket & Balls Fund. If he lives abroad
and does not share his money (because he has a never ending mortgage
problem) with his former co-villagers then he should also be disbarred from
giving unasked-for advise on village matters that do not effect him. If he
has availed of a Portuguese Passport his name should be struck off from the
Village Communidade records. If he has taken permanent citizenship of some
other village then he should not be entitled to 'zonn'' or allowed to
participate in matters solely concerning the original village and villagers.
B) The rich 65 year old woman, if she is willing to pay anything, should
build her own tennis court. She can hire local youngsters to play with her
and allow her to win every time. The villagers should then allow her to
give inspirational talks on tennis to the other villagers on the parking
lot of the original tennis court. While she is busy giving inspirational
talks the villagers can also use her tennis court, and later claim some
sort of tenancy rights. She can then self-publish her book of tennis and
speaking experiences and post rave reviews of the book on The Village
Internet Forum. Proceeds from the sale of this book should be given to the
discriminated-against family among the villagers who can use this as seed
capital for an enterprise.
C) Every villager gets three 'services' cyclically on the tennis court. 2
out of 3 wins. Draws are replayed. The loser quits and the winner continues
playing with the next villager. Merit will automatically surface under such
competition. Village Internet Forum enthusiasts among the villagers, who
don't want to avail of their quota of services, can trade their services
with the more tennis-oriented villagers. Service brokers can bridge the gap
between people wanting to serve and people wanting to speak only. The 65
year old woman should be convinced to set up a substantial cash prize to
encourage villagers to excel at tennis. If she offers inspirational
speeches and suggestions, instead of cash, she should be socially boycotted
and encouraged to go to other village where the former tennis star is still
struggling with his mortgages.
D) The discriminated family can be given the sole franchise for the Vehicle
Parking lot and selling Bhajia, Omlette Panv and Limbu Soda (sold bottled
and branded as "Discriminate Limbu Soda") in the vicinity of the Tennis
Court. Enterprise should be encouraged among the discriminated. There can
be very few tennis stars who will make it to the top from one village, but
food, beverage and parking can support entire families. Besides the tennis
star can rake in some side money by endorsing their products, "Spread the
acid, fuel the hate. Pearls to swine! Discriminate!!"
Cheers!
Cecil
(Saturday Socrates)
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