The old man in a cave up on a hill said, "Rid your hearts of hypocrisy, slander, lies and deceit, as only then will you begin to see through the darkness of your clouded souls the path that leads to enlightenment, a narrow and winding path not everyone will find easy to navigate, and purge yourselves of malice, envy, jealousy and hatred, as only then will you begin to see through the darkness of your clouded souls the path that leads to salvation, a narrow and winding path not everyone will find easy to navigate."
"Sir," we replied, "you know we cannot do that, for we are only human, flawed through and through, down to the bone."
"I neither judge nor condemn you," said the old man in a cave up on a hill, "I am only a beacon of light in the darkness of clouded souls," he continued, "a light not everyone, sighted as well as unsighted, will be able to see."
Let us say, of all the various tribes or peoples of the world, there was one particular tribe, one particular ethnic group of people, whose hearts were dirty, as shown by their actions from time to time.
Let us also say, the purity of one's heart was a criteria for entry into heaven.
Therefore, it may safely be concluded that this particular tribe, this particular ethnic group of people, may be turned back at the gate.
However, if within this particular tribe, this particular ethnic group of people, there was found to be one single individual who in the sight of the Gate Keeper was worthy of passage through the gate, for the sake of this one single individual, no one will be turned back at the gate.
This is the law that governs passage through the gates of heaven.
God, or Nature, always favors the strong and despises the weak. This is true in the animal kingdom as well as at all levels of human society, from the lowest level to the highest, which is why the weak will always need defending from predators preying on them for profit of any sort, except in the animal kingdom where everyone, from the smallest to the largest, from the weakest to the strongest, at some point or the other, is someone else's food.
Although electric vehicles (EVs) might be the future, battery recharging times, the fastest being 20 minutes to an hour for direct current fast charging (DCFC) systems, will still be at a disadvantage in comparison to refueling times for fossil fuel-powered vehicles.
Hence, it would make more sense for EV recharging stations to switch used/spent batteries with fully-charged ones in as little time as possible, like F1 cars making pit stops during races, which would give them a competitive edge over DCFC stations.
The trick will be to do it in a more financially economic as well as time expedient manner, for example, as follows:
1. Reasonably-priced EV batteries that slide in and out from under the EV and designed specifically for the make and model of the EV concerned, for example, Tesla batteries for Tesla cars only.
2. Customers pay reasonably-priced security deposits for the batteries and only a minimal amount each time for a battery change, like exchanging empty cooking gas cylinders for refilled ones at minimal prices once security deposits has been made.
The appointment of Anwar Ibrahim as Prime Minister by royal decree speaks volumes about the impartiality of the King and the Malay Rulers whose unanimous decision to appoint the Leader of the Opposition as the nation's next Prime Minister shows them to be above the pettiness of the scandal-loving-dirt-digging-mud-slinging-name-smearing-fault-finding-finger-pointing-hand-in-the-cookie-jar-catching nature of Malaysian politics, noble qualities distinguishing the royal families from us commoners.
Population Control: Stray Cats/Dogs (Control Group) -- A Study
i) Sterilization Of Parents + Culling Of Offspring = Extinction Of Stray Cat/Dog Control Group Species Following Death Of Parents.
ii) Sterilization Of Both Parents & Offspring = Extinction Of Stray Cat/Dog Control Group Species Following Death Of Both Parents & Offspring.
Conclusion: Extinction of the species/lineage concerned follows if applied to:
(i) Domestic Pets;
(ii) Humans.