Good or bad, but wealth and riches
In every way improve man's features;
With them one's attainment of beauty
And mastery of every skill become
What the decent people cannot obtain
Nor good guys acquire for themselves.
A rich man's appropriation of the bravery
And strength of others
Enables him to exercise a powerful sway;
His availing himself of the wisdom
And plans of others makes him
Be accounted intelligent and genteel.
His taking advantage of the virtues of others
Makes him be esteemed able and good
In the eyes of people. Though he may not
Be the holder of a whole country,
He is looked to with awe as a king
And father of all of them.
Fine music and feminine beauty,
Hi-tech gadgets and subtle fancies,
With pleasures of taste and of power,
Are appreciated by the men's minds
And rejoiced in all aspects without
Any learning of them in advance.
The human bodies repose in them
Without waiting for an example:
Desire and dislike, avoidance
And pursuit do not require
Any master or instruction --
This simply is the nature of man.
Though the world may condemn
The men's indulgence of them,
Who will refrain from it
Of one's own accord?
You are right, there are very few that would reject what is being offered if they could afford it. Few drove cars until Henry Ford made them indispensable.
I embraced early computers because they made numerical problems much more accurate and easier to solve… saving time and money. Those computers have become ubiquitous household communication devices.
Ron
Always,
Deborah