Does it Take Money to Make Money? part 2.....
Early the following day GH and I resume our lessons. After the colloquial niceties of the morning introduction we soon make ourselves comfortable and continue with the subject at hand. We do a quick review of the past days work and I query GH.
“Well GH, now you know that knowledge can be monetized. From our story, can you tell me what else does the first Man has that could be monetized if there were more people in the story?” I ask.
“Do you mean something other than the knowledge of how to make fire?” He asks.
“Yes.” I say.
“Well, he has the fire itself. So, I think, if there were more people in the story the first man could easily sell fire.” He states.
“Very nice GH, good work.” I praised him.
I tell him to keep all these points in mind because later on in the lesson and journey we will pull it all together and apply the fundamentals principles of the Truth. Then, I continued with the story.
Life for both men continued to be pretty good and happy, until one day as they were sitting around the campfire they mutually agreed that it would be cool if there was another man like them on Earth. Just like that: Poof!! There was another man.
They soon encountered a problem; before the third Man came about they had not a need for names, now in order to distinguish one from the other they mutually agreed that they should be named. So the first Man became Abe, the second Bee and the third Cee.
While Abe had been mostly a hunter and Bee a fisherman, Cee became a gatherer. Life continued pretty good and happy for the men. One day while gathering, a thought came onto Cee; he had noticed that there were certain plants that he picked the fruit from regularly would give him more bountiful fruit with the passing seasons, so Cee decided to keep track of the seasons by making scratch marks on the walls of his shelter. Soon Cee was able to tell what season they were in and began to anticipate the coming season. He took great care of his trees with diligence and devotion, in turn his trees were very rewarding to him; Cee was then able to trade and share his bountiful crop with the other men. Cee soon noticed something else, he realized that the scratch marks on the wall of his shelter could also be used to represent something else; from that insight and after some serious and tedious labor he developed writing.
Life was very good and happy for the men. One day while sitting around the campfire Abe began to tell stories of the great big game he seen; then, Bee began to tell tales of the great and magnificent fish he had seen while fishing. Soon both men were bragging of their great skill and ability to catch the biggest prey. Abe and Bee decided to make a wager, they agreed that whichever of them brought the biggest prey or catch within 30 days would be entitled to the others catch or prey for the subsequent 30 days. Cee listened with great interest and amusement, then began to make scratches on the wall of his shelter of what he had heard and witnessed.
The days soon passed and on the 30th day Bee caught and brought a great and magnificent whale, the following day Abe came about and brought a huge and even greater elephant. That night Abe claimed to be the best and said that he was entitled to Bee’s catch for the next 30 days, Bee agreed that, yes indeed, Abe had killed the biggest beast but that Abe was not entitled to Bee’s catch, since it was Bee who had brought the biggest catch within the terms of the wager and it was Bee in effect whom was entitled to Abe’s preys for the next 30 days. Soon they had a major and full-blown controversy, both men could not decide among who was in effect right and entitled to each other’s catch.
They turned to Cee to help decide who was in effect right and entitled to each other’s catch; both Abe and Bee agreed that whatever Cee decided would be final and both would honor whatever Cee decided it should be done. Cee agreed to listen to the men’s case and would judge their dispute; he then agreed to listen to each side of the case in his shelter. Abe and Bee presented their respective side of the argument with great fanfare and showmanship, while Cee listened attentively and carefully to the facts of the case. After Abe and Bee finished and rested their case, Cee told them he would verify the evidence and deliberate their case; he would inform them of his decision soon thereafter.
Now I tell GH, before I continue with my story I want you to think about this for a few days, then we will continue from there to find out Cee’s decision.
-Sapiens