Lessons For Kids - God Deleted

In an earlier post I had outlined 2 basic lessons in Catallactics and the Philosophy of Law that can be taught in kindergarten schools. Some readers commented that the term "gift from God" should not be used. I agree. I have therefore revised the lessons accordingly, and refined them further. Here they are:


Lesson # 1:

Dear Children,

When I asked you all to tell me what you wanted to be when you grew up, the answers I received were: Actor, Pilot, Dancer, Policeman, and so on. Not a single one of you said, "I want to grow up and be self-sufficient."

Now, this is because you are all possessed of a human mind, something that has its own unique "logical structure." You are all gifted with human minds. This is a mind that works in a certain way.

Now, the question I have to answer is: Why did none of you want to grow up and be self-sufficient?

The answer to that is: Because you can trade.

Long before you came to this school, you were happily trading toys and food amongst each other. Like "give me some of your chips and I will give you a sip of my cola." Or "give me 2 marbles and I will give you a tennis ball." None of you had to be taught how to trade. You did it because trading is something that is basic to the "logical structure of the human mind." It is not learnt. It is Man himself. You are all "little men." There is something of the adult that is already in you.

It is because you can trade that your mind's logical structure directs you to being a specialist – like actor, doctor, policeman, pilot etc. Your mind refuses to accept the idea of being "self-sufficient" as logical. And every human mind is directed by human logic. This logic is based on trade and specialization – not self-sufficiency, which is not just illogical, but also suicidal, fatal to your growth and development.

Since you are all born with the unique human mind and the ability to trade, let me end this lesson with some good news:

You Are Born To Be Rich.

Because you do have a Sixth Sense: The Sense of Gain.

Protect this sense and use it well.

And study the "science of trade" – called Catallactics. Drink deeply of this essential knowledge, basic to your very survival.

This lesson will be a shield against those who teach the "population problem" as well as all the atavistic teachings of the Gandhians.

Let us now proceed to Lesson # 2:

Dear Children,

In yesterday's class, you were taught that you have a Sixth Sense, the Sense of Gain, which comes from your inborn Ability to Trade.

I now have even better news for you.

You also have a Seventh Sense – and this is, the Sense of Justice.

Notice that when you trade, you say, for example: "Give me some of YOUR chips and I will give you a sip of MY cola." This inborn recognition of what is "mine" and what is "not mine" is also part of the logical structure of the human mind, which recognizes that "Possession is Property." No animal has this sense. They are lawless. Only humans have Law because they have this Sense of Justice.

And what is Justice: It simply means that if you desire to take something from someone else, you make good his loss by giving that person something he will want in exchange. Justice is Trade. And the Law is nothing but a formal endorsement of this Seventh Sense, something that all children possess well before they come to school – and the Law in our fair land is therefore based on Private Property. This is Justice. This is The Law. Understand it, respect it, and know that this Law is your protection.

With these two lessons I do believe we can immunize all our children against the teachings of the socialists, the communists, the Marxists, the Gandhians, the Malthusians and the protectionists.

Of course, these lessons can also be taught at home.

Teacher, Leave Those Kids Alone!

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