Other current threads have shared how our own experience and/or observations have given us guidelines that we each tend to live by or make our judgments according to. I am NOT thinking of the genetic instincts or human drives innate to us, but the lessons learned from reflection on non-passionate experiences.

Presently we have discussions about the amenities and luxuries available in our present daily social structure and the old saw of “…what I had compared to…”. This is what we are naturally inclined to differentiate “living standard necessity” and “luxury” by.

The one philosophy or standard I have drawn from all this is “Anything Totally Free has NO VALUE!”

I, personally, believe this to be the case, whether adult or child, wealthy or poor, employee or manager, spouse or acquaintance………Regardless of the portions given, 50/50, ~ 1/99,….. without SOMETHING from both sides (0/100), it HAS ZERO VALUE to one side.


Case Example-
A 10 man shop was provided coffee as a working condition courtesy, through a coffee service company that brought in the coffer maker station and sold the coffee supplies. When the monthly bill exceeded $300, it was discovered that the “get a cup at your leisure” option had breed a VERY sophisticated taste bud for a substantial number of employees. A 30 minute old pot, with one cup removed, was dumped out to make a “fresh” one had become the practice.

The policy was changed to submitting the monthly invoice to the group for a 10% contribution, through whatever device decided, before the next order could be placed. Within 90 days, the 90% company portion stabilized at $80 - $85 per month.

This meant that a $90 monthly bill required less than $1 per person average contribution but reduced the total cost by about 70%.


So what lesson have you learned that has given you a personal philosophy in life?

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