Heard something on a BBC radio report the other day. A Hong Kong guy was interviewed about discrimination and prejudice in his life. He's an ethnic Indian, and the point of the interview was discuss what roadblocks he's run into in his business career.
One thing the guy said stuck with me. In describing his own lack of prejudice, he said he has nothing against anyone based on religion, race, or sexual orientation. He summed up his philosophy as:
"If knowing you is something that can help me make money, then you are my friend. But if knowing you is somehow going to cost me money, then you are not my friend."
What a way to evaluate people. Contrast that with what I recall Vonnegut saying in praise of someone: "He didn't keep score with money." That's a far better way to go through life, I think.
