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Robin Hood and Little Jon walkin' through the forest, oo-de-lally oo-de-lally golly what a day!

Incase you didn't already know, I'm a huge Disney fan - as juvenile as that might seem.  Given the topics of my blog entries, it would only make sense that Disney's Robin Hood is one of my favourites.  To steal from the rich and give to the poor...  One of the many twisted morals in our world.  Not only does this movie make me sing-a-long, but it makes me think about the act of stealing.  It is bad, and at that a crime as well as a violation of a Commandment.  Yet, what if you were a real life Robin Hood?  Breaking the law with the best of intentions to help those who 

fortunate and suffering - then would it still be bad?

Since my last post touched upon how laws and morals are twisted together into a knot of contradiction, I'll be venturing more into the realms of poverty in this post (still relevant to Robin Hood, yay).  

For rich, or for poor; does our class alter our morals when it comes to money, status and materialism? I think it's most certainly safe to say: It absolutely does.  In Americanized societies, where some of the richest of the rich can be found, materialism is thriving and in constant growth.  The need for what's next is more urgent than the fundamentals of basic living.  Ever noticed how that acquaintance of yours can't afford to buy their own lunch, yet sports around that flashy iPhone 5?  Where the necessity to own a product is more important than having enough to send your children to college or even pay the water bills?

But how does it work on the other end of the spectrum?  How are the morals and values of those in poverty affected?  Well, when an anthropologist confronted a group of children from an african tribe and offered them a proposition, the children had an interesting response.  The anthropologist had placed a basket of fruit beneath a tree and told the children that whoever got there first could have the fruits all to themselves.  The children, however, all linked arms and marched over together simultaneously, then shared the goods equally amongst themselves.  The children claimed that "How can one of us be happy, if the others are sad?".

Interesting how materialism and money almost blinds us in regards of the basics of life.  We forget about those around us and their happiness.  All that matters is what other people think about us, and if its a positive judgement, we're happy.  We completely forget about those who are suffering and less fortunate, be it near or far .  We're in a society where "All for one, and one for all" is misinterpreted to just all for one and we hoard our riches to ourselves, rather than acting upon the idea of being able to work collectively towards one common goal and share the wealth equally. 

I believe this video is important for you too see, in relevance to my entry.  However, *DISCLAIMER* it has some vulgar language, so prepare your virgin ears if you decide to view it.

Funny how the problem is only there when we want it to be...  What do you think?

References:

http://www.tigweb.org/youth-media/panorama/article.html?ContentID=7355

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-judith-rich/ubuntu_b_1803189.html