Sunday, December 21, 2008

Would Adam Smith* have wanted to know the future?

"Do you have Afghan Pomegranates? I asked one of the grocery salesman at the biggest supermarket here who was showing me white pomegranates from India. He said "no", little surprised...

"But why not? It is one of the best in the world." I knew there was no need for this further more-of-a-statement question. I lost my appetite for pomegranates and left the salesman with a blank look on his face...

And here is yesterday's news: "30000 more US troops for Afghanistan".

Let, if not rest of the world, American soldiers eat Afghan pomegranates and smell Afghan tulips and let Afghan youth continue studying the rules of modern capitalist economy and export-import theories at universities...

Maybe it is a blessing not to know the future...


*Adam Smith is best known as the father of liberal economic theory.

4 comments:

Jerald Majella said...

before i didn't know what is pomegranates. your articles educate us. keep going.

Nicely written

Cosmictree said...

me? educate? haha

I am trying to educate myself, let alone others...

Thanks for the support...

Anonymous said...

Hi there. Remember me? I'm sorry we never got to meet. I wasn't well, because of what happened to me, on many levels I think. I hope you can forgive. Anyway, I hope you're well and enjoying your new life.
Cheers!

Cosmictree said...

How can I forget you!
Dont you worry, I know you have been going through a difficult period of your life...

I am doing good and still here in the desert:)