On 12/9/2014 3:16 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote:
My point was only that material and civil well being is what makes depression and
suicide more common than grief and homicide by reducing the latter.
I am not convinced there are more suicide only because people are less often killed. I
think it is more because when people are materially comfortable, the lack of the
spiritual value make them interrogating the meaning of life.
True, when you need not worry about food and shelter and sex, you have the leisure to
think about the meaning of life and discover that you forgot to provide it.
2/3 of those winning big lottery prize get severely depressed, sometimes paralysed I
read once.
I can understand that. If you've been thinking and planning and working to assure that you
will have enough money to be comfortable in your retirement and suddenly you have more
than enough your immediate purpose is gone; and also you feel you have great assets with
which you should accomplish something.
Brent
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