Debts

            Thinking about how the world goes came to my mind one of the main principles of economy taught by Adam Smith: If you want to be happy you have to spend less of what you gain. In other words: you gain 100 and spend 99 result happiness; you gain 100 and spend 101 result anxieties.

            The Bible teaches us, in a wonderful passage in Romans 13, a better principle which has to be not only with economy but with everything you ought in life. As I was reading the passage meditating in what it says I realize that despise any kind of governments’ doctrines or ideals what the Bible says is the better way to go. As Paul was talking about authorities and how we have to be subjected to them, he says the following: “For, for this cause pay yr tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour. Owe no man any thing, but to love one another; for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.” I do believe the wisdom of these words is valid for everybody, individual or groups, enterprises or states. But this goes farther, because we not only ought money, but other things like custom, fear or honour. And there are few times in life that we really pay our dues. Remember, your parents, your relatives, your teachers, and your authorities should know that you have paid your dues.

            But regarding with the moment we live… Don’t you believe that instead of being basing our economy in deficits should we have based it in this principle? Think on that…