I find interpretation interesting. Everything we get outside of personal experience is interpreted for us, and all things including person experience we end up interpreting then for ourselves through out own lens of experiences and beliefs. And that leads to interesting perspectives; some good and some bad.
Case in point: Today on Google News the first article up is entitled "
Exxon Profit Rises Less Than Estimated; Output Drops" and the Bloomberg article goes on to explain just what a difficult bind Exxon is in economically speaking and the outside factors effecting this. The article fails to mention what these stories mention on the front page of their site:
BBC Americas: Another Record Profit for Exxon
CNNMoney: Exxon posts record $11.68 billion profit: World's largest publicly traded oil firm makes $1,485.55 a second in the quarter, but misses forecasts.
NY Times: Rising Oil Prices Swell Profits at Exxon and Shell
Which leads me to believe that Exxon really isn't facing any sort of economic disaster. To have record profits in a very sluggish economy counts for something, right? (On a side note, doesn't this news make you a tad bit angry or some other kind of emotion?)
So, interpretation takes place all the time. I mean, even with four gospels, we're still not sure of how things happened. I am content with that though--it makes it a bit more interesting.
Comments (4)
yes it is a bit hard to shed a tear over this one...
true they are not facing economic disaster but company profits are judged upon shareholders profit margin share which was only 2.6 % which in the world of business is basically considered losing money. Many company's such as Coca Cola regularly make 14 % profit margin for shareholders and no one is complaining about the can of coke. (Although I do hate that most 20 oz machines are 1.35 Who carries 35 cents with them)
Plus, I always think of it this way. The US still has some of the cheapest gas in the world with some of the highest incomes which helps me not to get bitter when I see four bucks a gallon even though i really want to.
It all depends on your point of view. I guess if you were an Exxon Mobile stockholder you might be a little disappointed.
Mike
yes, the love part really is the core.
god SO loved the world.