The Little Prince-Chapter 13

"when you found a diamond, that belongs to nobody, it is yours. When you get an idea before any one else, you take out a patent on it: it is yours. So with me I own the stars, because nobody else before me ever thought of owning them  " this thought is ridiculous. Though the business man owns millions of stars, he is of no use to his stars.

Though people reply on their own efforts to get today's identity and status, they should be able to repay society.