Sunday, April 22, 2007

Earth Girl Arjuna

The following are the quotes from the Anime "Earth Girl Arjuna" episode 6. These I found interesting and would really like others to read. The following is a conversation between a teacher and his student (More like a question-answer session):

Q: Do you know exactly why factories are set up to function with assembly lines, tell me why?
A: Instead of having one person make a whole product by himself and learning everything, a company can be more efficient if they have each person specialize in only one area of production.

Q: Why is it necessary to become more efficient?
A: To try and make as many things as possible in the shortest amount of time.

Q: Why?
A: To make more money and that's good for people who buy stuff because they don't wait for as long as what they want.

Q: Why is a chicken stuck in a little cage and fed the same food day in and day out?
A: Don't know.

Q: If you look in a grocery store, they only have perfectly straight cucumbers and perfectly red tomatoes and vegetables that are all the same size, Why is that?
A: Because it is easier to transport.

Q: Supermarkets throw away tons of expired pre-package food and bento boxes, Why is that?
A: Because it is easier to check inventory.

Q: A child is doing his best to do up a button on his shirt by himself but the parent gets impatient and tells him to put on a T-shirt instead, Why is that?
A: Because it is easier for the parent.

Q: You can buy classic novels at a used book store for a few bucks but the people use the internet, why?
A: Because it is easier to find answers.

Q: Even if a student can't keep up in class the teacher has to barrel through the material according to the curriculum, Why?
A: Because it is easier on the teacher.

Q: Even though every customer who walks into a fast food restaurant is different the staff will deal with the customer according to the manual, Why is that?
A: Because then you know what to expect and its easier.

Q: A student chooses not to think for herself but always asks the teacher to give the answers, Why?
A: Because then it is easier for the student.

Q: When you could arrange to meet and speak directly to someone, you still choose to use your cellphone instead, Why?
A: Because it is easier not to meet in person.

Q: People rely on mass media propaganda machines to inform them about the world, Why is that?
A: Because it is easier to read the paper than do your own investigating.

Q: Most schools shove children into same age groups and cram the same curriculum into their brains over and over, Why?
A: Because it is easier on the teacher that way.

Q: You answer all the questions I ask with the same response, Why is that?
A: Because it is easier to answer them that way.

There was another quote which was mentioned in the anime which sounded really interesting. This was quoted by a father in response to his daughter's question, whether he was content with his life after having divorced the girl's mother. His answer was:
I realized too late that making life easy and making life happy are two different things.

Below is the Audio for the quotes. You can CLICK HERE to download the audio (2.8 Mb). I do not own the audio and all copyrights of the audio belong to the creators of the anime.

2 comments:

Tim L said...

Thank you for posting this, I like to share that clip/quote with friend on occasion. So much truth in it.

Fruit Bat said...

I just posted this on our quote blog. Thank you so much for posting it!!!! It really makes you think about why we do what we do in our society. Earth Girl Arjuna is one of my favorite animes. ^_^

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