It is never enough.

Coming to the end of knowledge is like trying to move water from one one ocean to another.

Imagine this, a rich person who owns 99% (a little bit exaggeration) of every little things that this world has ever invented, finally decided that he wants to own a river of his own.

He makes a long 15 feet deep channel next to his lovely mansion going accross the village. Then, he hires 100 manpower to each carry two water jugs on both hands, and to fill them up with water from the nearby river, and transfer the water to his self-made channel.

After 1 year, then finally he has his own river. He fires all the manpower. Then he gives the river a name after his, Bob's river (just an example).

A few months after, Bob starts to see that his river is not as full as before, it has shrunken 10%. He hires 25 manpower to help him, fill his river with water back to the top.

Bob starts to notice how every month he has to hire manpower to fill his river.

He asks himself a question, "How come the other river whose owned by no one, always looks full. He remembers also, that when his 100 manpower took the water from it, it doesn't seem to decrease."

"Is someone stealing water from my river?" Bob asks himself.

You may think that this illustration is too farfetched for peopel who is living in this day and age. However, take somebody you know who is as rich as Bob as an example and have the same attitude as his.

Well, if you're honest enough, usually it takes only a couple of seconds to find a person who matches with the criteria. All of us have Bob in ourselves. Some people may not have the adult Bob, but only the young Bob. Some people have a dead Bob, meaning that you once have "Bob" attitude but it's gone now, after you learned that your river can never be full all the time.

What is a "Bob" attitude?

A "Bob" attitude is an attitude which is never satisfied, always wanting more and never appreciate what he/she already has.

You might ask, "Well isn't that a good thing? Our world is fully advanced right now, because people are striving hard. Just see the third world countries, who is living in poverty line. Their countries are like that, because the people are just lazy."

Well, that's a "Bob" speaking.

A "Bob" thinks that he can have everything he wanted as long as he worked hard. Bob ignores the fact that there is a thing called "rain process" that can absorb water or to fill a surface with water creating a river.

A "Bob" thinks that people are rich because they work hard, or because some one hits a lottery jackpot. Bob ignores the fact that there is a thing called "civilization" that can build and give knowledge or norm creating a culture.

A "Jack" would think differently. He would think that a person can be poor because he was raised in a very violent, uneducated family. A person may be poor at one time, but he's not going to be poor for the rest of his life. He is like one of the manpower hired by Bob. He is working hard, carrying water from one river to another, just like he was told to do. And he did it for one year loyally.

As it was mentioned earlier, you might be a "Bob" and now is no longer a "Bob". So, it is true with a "Bob" as it is with "Jack", they can change overtime.

Let us finish the story.

A Jack comes to Bob's house and says, "I apologize in advance if there are any words that you will hear that you may not like or disagree with, but I have something to tell you that can solve your problem."

Bob says, "Go ahead."

Jack explained to him about the "rain process" how it is a natural occurence that have made his river not full, and the other river full. Jack also told Bob that actually there is someone who owns the other river, and have the rightfull ownership of Bob's river eventhough he may have it in a contract as Bob's.

Jack explained to Bob, if Bob created an irrigation system, connecting his river with the other river, Bob will never have to fill up his water again. By doing this, Bob can also help the village to grow a better crops, and surely, Bob will be invited to enjoy the harvest with the people in the village.

The story can go in any other way. Bob can say that he doesn't care if he has to fill up his water every month, as long as he can call it his. Or a Jack can choose to work as a "water carrier" for the rest of his life. In some countries, we can see this is the case or road that the people had chosen to walk.

It is a "river of life", it will always dry up if it is not connected to the main source. People can choose to stuff their river with many different knowledge, technologies, material things, money, other people's belonging. One day, your river will start to produce a bad smell. And people might think that your river is a junk yard, so they start to throw junks in them too.

You can be a "Jack" or a "Bob", it doesn't matter. Can you see that the water that you bring over to Bob's river every month is the same water that you have brought in a month ago?

You can name your river "Bob" or "Jack", it also doesn't matter. Admitting that your river is not rightfully yours, that you only own it temporarily. Admitting that "rain process" will still occur in life, eventhough, you decide for yourself to have your own river. Admitting that it doesn't matter whether you are a "Bob" or a "Jack", you are just like a river, or that you are just a name.

Someone actually owns you. And that you need to be connected to a river that will always fill you with water that can water the whole village.