“Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.” Matthew 13:12
One afternoon, Prof Seelig rounded up students and split them into teams, each given $5 and two hours to make as much money as possible. Some students thought about gambling. Others thought about buying and selling stock at a profit. But a third group got it!
The third group, realising that the $5 was actually a trap, ignored it altogether. They thought about themselves and their creativity as resources. One group inflated bicycle tyres for a fee. Another provided bookings and reservation services for a nearby restaurant. Yet another offered poetry and love-letter writing service.
This is the Parable of the Talents. The Matthew Effect. If you think about what little you have, that little will be taken away. Cold, but true.
