obtuse angle

On a regular basis, we see instances of 'already rich and wealthy people' swindling others' money. What could be the reason? It really baffles me. In the first instance, they might have amassed their wealth by legal or illegal means (which is definitely not pardonable). They have reached a particular level. There is absolutely nothing wrong in trying to garner more wealth by legal means. The rich people will naturally spend (splash or waste) their money on luxuries (mostly). Even then, the money gets spread into the economic system, benefiting the country as a whole. The more the money they get, the more they will spend. But for the ill-gotten wealth (which is stashed away in high-value goods/high-value currency), all other funds will be brought into the market, for their pleasure activities or for further expansion of their empire. In any case, the money gets mixed up in the country's economic system. Those rich guys who know how to make money legally, mostly purs...

Thomas Alva Edison's teacher once wrote a note to Edison's mother. Edison handed over the letter to his mother. She read the 'note' and told Edison that his teacher had written that 'he being a very brilliant boy and since his school did not have suitable teachers to educate him, it was better for him to be trained at home'. So he was taken out of school and his mother educated him and he later became the renowned inventor of the century. When his mother died, Edison went to his mother's home and started clearing the things, when he found the 'note' written by his school teacher. He unfolded it carefully and read the contents and was awestruck! The 'note' read, 'Your son is so very stupid, we cannot accommodate him in our school. Please be informed that we are removing him from our school'. His mother did not reveal the real contents to the boy at that time and did what was best for him. A lady's son got married to a girl. The ...