The Cost of My Love Is No Charge

Love contradicts capitalism. Under capitalism, love is a liability; it costs money. This is not merely true for business executives, any of whom would tell you that 'nice' men perform poorly in the board room, but for parents, who typically must sacrifice ambitious personal goals, in order to support their children. A lover is one who gives. Love's payoff comes from giving. Whether it is in the form of a mother comforting her child, a man buying a gift for his Valentine, a concerned citizen making a charitable donation, or a musician simply giving out his heart on the internet to friends and foes alike, it feels good to give love. On the other hand, this payoff is not guaranteed for love's recipients, whose passive role renders them somewhat incapable of appreciating acts of love made on their behalf. Children commonly dismiss the efforts of their parents to please them. Sex objects take their admirers for granted. The poor may be too distracted by their pressing physical needs to thank their supporters. And, well, everyone should know by now how my web posts were eagerly consumed and their profits were misdirected into the hands of my detractors. Considering these natural human tendencies, we can only betray ourselves by submitting to a system that compels us to be selfish. While a rich man may afford to date the best looking women, the toll exacted on his heart by his money costs him pleasure. His relationships become more of a transaction than a romance, leaving him ultimately unfulfilled. This may explain why wealthy stars were dissatisfied enough with their sex lives to steal my songs. I may be financially troubled, but I can look forward to the day when my material concerns will pass, along with my physical form. In my heart I am fulfilled. And the need to extend this fulfillment to the world around me gives me purpose. As such, I am mistaken as a threat to the profit based economic establishment of my time, though I only offer it a new kind of profit that the wealthiest souls, perhaps more than anyone, could appreciate. All the same, I wish I had a VISA card so I could open an i-tunes account. But the way this internet enterprise is working out for me, I can't be sure I would make money from it.
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