This one was very thought provoking! I have long argued that riches-poverty has little to do with our purse, but with our brain. As a trainee journalist in the early 1980s, earning Rs 300 a month, I felt I could manage on that!
This brain-perception-of-happiness thingy is something we need to think about. In the 1990s, when studying briefly in Europe, we were surprised to learn that India was one of the countries in the world where people were claiming to be the "happiest" among most. Now that we've gained some more affluence, perhaps our unhappiness has only grown. One suspects that Goa has had a lot of Gross Regional Happiness, despite being a very frugal and basic society (and one with a lot of injustices and exploitation too, both external and internal) all these centuries. In fact, we need not accept the GDPism of those who see everything in pure economic terms. We should aim to build a happier, healthier society... not necessarily the richest (even if we could attain that!) FN FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 (after 2pm) #784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India http://fn.goa-india.org http://goa1556.goa-india.org On 4 August 2011 16:55, Con Menezes <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy.html >
