yes, that's right. it's big and small. alpha and beta. winner and loser. leader and follower.
good and evil. a dichotomy.
you see, we are complex beings. we are the sum of many parts, all of us. just like cats and bugs. and together we are the sum of many more parts. it's about balance. it's about cohesion.
let's explore this further.
if we take the business world and break it down like this:
- humans are big = big business
- bugs are small = small business
...at first you (big business in this scenario) think: gross, small bugs. I'm going to squash them!
but if there were no bugs in the world the ecosystems would collapse. there would be no cats when they don't have any bugs to eat. eventually, there would be no big business without bug business. bugs are helpers. they are part of nature's garbage disposal, and they are also an important part of the food chain (for the sake of this scenario, the supply chain). there are more bugs on earth than people. if the bugs teamed up, they could become bigger than big and could crush humans. so why don't they? simple. lack of organization.
when you see small businesses growing into big businesses, sometimes they lose track of where they came from: being small. instead of existing in harmony, they turn on their own bug friends and squash them. if we take a moment to shift our perspective, we can see that it's big and small. bugs and humans--together. eat. sleep. drink. grow. change. innovate. survive. die. not so different after all, eh?
the point I'm trying to make is this: when it comes right down to it, respect is what matters. it's about respecting yourself and those around you, no matter how big or small they are. and that's good business.
just something to think about.
-frank
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This was your best post yet. So much here for my mind to chew on.
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