All this talk about the distribution of wealth has had me thinking the past few weeks.  It has been said that the only two guarantees in life are death and taxes.  I would like to add to that and say there are four guarantees, death, taxes, winning and losing.  There are times you will win and times you will lose.  Some win more than others, but why is that?  My thought is that those that win more have more hunger for the carrot.  Everyone has a carrot they are chasing.  Whether it be a solid, secure retirement, a billion dollars, their next meal,  a place to call home, or maybe a Ferrari, we all have a carrot to chase.  Some chase that carrot with blinders on.  I mean some people have nothing on their mind but that carrot.  For others it is a fleeting vision that would be nice but they are not willing to put the effort in to actually get to it.  Some expect to be given the carrot they seek simply because all humans should be able to enjoy life as one big team where we all tolerate one another, no matter what.  John Lennon’s “Imagine” is a wonderful song and a truly Utopian idea, but it is just not possible.  There will always be competition pushing people to want more.  I’m sure that the first humans distributed their food and water equally between one another, but there was still a chief or leader and I am certain they had their fill whenever they wanted unlike the rest of the tribe.  There has to be a carrot, otherwise there is no reason to put in the hard work, think about it.  I chase a bunch of carrots and I am hungry for all of them.  Once you get that carrot, believe me, you will want another.