Arjuna: Why? Why do they have to kill? The insects and the weeds are all helping to nurture the growth of the rice and the vegetables.
Old Man:“They’ve forgotten. They’re blinded by greed and short term efficiency. And they’re obsessed with having all of the produce look perfect, no spots. They’ve forgotten that their future actually depends on the weeds, the insects, and all the rest of the land.”
Arjuna: Why? Why has everyone forgotten?
Old man: “Maybe because everybody’s too busy to care. Too busy with work, with exams, studying-when people get caught up with the time on the clock they forget how life should be lived.”
Arjuna: How should we live?
Old Man: “The insects, weeds, and the land, as well as human beings should all become one. That’s how it should be.
Arjuna: How it should be….always.
Q: Do you know exactly why factories are set up to function with assembly lines, tell me why?
Arjuna: Instead of having one person make a whole product by himself and learning everything, a company can be more efficient if they have each person specialize in only one area of production.
Q: Why is it necessary to become more efficient?
Arjuna: To try and make as many things as possible in the shortest amount of time.
Q: Why?
Arjuna: To make more money and that's good for people who buy stuff because they don't wait as long for what they want.
Q: Why is a chicken stuck in a little cage and fed the same food day in and day out?
Arjuna: I don't know.
Q: If you look in a grocery store, they only have perfectly straight cucumbers and perfectly red tomatoes and vegetables that are all the same size, Why is that?
Arjuna: Because it is easier to transport.
Q: Supermarkets throw away tons of expired pre package food and bended boxes, Why is that?
Arjuna: Because it is easier to check inventory.
Q: A child is doing his best to do up a button on his shirt by himself but the parent gets impatient and tells him to put on a T-shirt instead, Why is that?
Arjuna: Because it is easier for the parent.
Q: You can buy classic novels at a used book store for a few bucks but the people use the internet, why?
Arjuna: Because it is easier to find answers.
Q: Even if a student can't keep up in class the teacher has to barrel through the material according to the curriculum, Why?
Arjuna: Because it is easier on the teacher.
Q: Even though every customer who walks into a fast food restaurant is different the staff will deal with the customer according to the manual, Why is that?
Arjuna: Because then you know what to expect and its easier.
Q: A student chooses not to think for herself but always asks the teacher to give the answers, Why?
Arjuna: Because then it is easier for the student.
Q: When you could arrange to meet and speak directly to someone, you still choose to use your cellphone instead, Why?
Arjuna: Because it is easier not to meet in person.
Q: People rely on mass media propaganda machines to inform them about the world, Why is that?
Arjuna: Because it is easier to read the paper than do your own investigating.
Q: Most schools shove children into same age groups and cram the same curriculum into their brains over and over, Why?
Arjuna: Because it is easier on the teacher that way.
Q: You answer all the questions I ask with the same response, Why is that?
Arjuna: Because it is easier to answer them that way.
"I realized too late that making life easy and making life happy are two different things."
