"They were careless people, Tom and Daisy — they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made…" - F. Scott Fizgerald, The Great Gatsby.
As we see families rise to power and extend their dominion over a town, city, state, nation or the world, and as we see the family dynasts plan for power and wealth in perpetuity - seriously, who is responsible for inculcating in our leadership class, or ruling class, the ethos of service, rather than the voracity of the business mind or of the market? Philanthropy, public service, personal courage as in battle, where is that taught now? Who will teach the responsibilities of wealth to the children of Pierre Omidyar? Of Wade Dokken? Of Rupert Murdoch? Grownups, I have noticed, seldom demand the services of a Morals Tutor for themselves, but perhaps for the little dynasts from age 3-16?
Tell you what, I won't judge your family values, Tom and Daisy, just inculcate them, ok? Sorry, Tom, inculcate means, like you know, teach. Far be it from me to judge. Values are subjective. And every market clears at a price. You give me the values and I teach the kid to mouth them. I have a checklist of our most popular values here. Just circle the ones that serve you best.
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