-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 03/16/2013 01:21 PM, SS wrote:
> > For decades I have insisted that happiness is inside the head, between > one's ears. > > Over 20 years ago when I used to live in the UK I found Indians who had > achieved their dream of leading a wealthy life abroad lamenting that > they wanted to go back to India. There were whiny and unhappy. > *nod* I think that a lot of people think that money will buy them happiness, because many of the things restricting their happiness at the moment can be solved with money. But removing limitations to happiness doesn't automatically mean finding happiness. If I became "rich", I suspect I would start by solving the problems in my life that I can solve with the money I have, then allocate a fixed budget to "splashing out" in order to throw away the constraints of many, many, years of making do with what I had - then, with that out of my system, settle down to living frugally again, and decide how to wisely use the remaining money... I did something along those lines when I inherited four thousand pounds as a teenager: I replaced the computer whose limitations were holding back my experiments in computer science, splashed out on meals and music CDs and books for a while, then tucked the rest away into savings to see me through University, having sated my desire for material acquisition. Sadly, a stressful past decade has re-kindled that desire, so I'm awaiting the opportunity to sate it again :-) It's all relative, though. I have resources and a standard of living that would seem unimaginable to some, but I see many of my peers living much better for less work, and that creates the feeling of desire... ABS (delurking somewhat due to a tidy-up of his mail folders making it easier to follow lists again!) - -- Alaric Snell-Pym http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/alaric/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAlFHIdoACgkQRgz/WHNxCGq+YwCfaCY3fqr+/9XpTq7NNOWM5uz5 XJoAn3nsW7r/yIYnEcPq7cEk8/w87oau =D5Dp -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
