LOL, I'm going to have to start searching for you Mr. Nutmeg, didn't know you were posting everywhere. Keep it up! Don
I read everything, everywhere, all the time... stuff just pops into my head and I can't help myself... 'Oth..props to Steven Wright.. it's his joke...
Good point -- techonology gives us a lot of benefits, but also a lot of new ways to waste time. I guess we would have fewer regrets in this area if we had greater discipline -- cutting out time spent on electronics that's neither highly productive nor deeply satisfying.
I always think knowing where dreaming should stop and reality should start is hard. It's an aspiration to 'follow your dream', but can be a serious flaw too, like an obsession. So, when do we say 'that's enough, time to change direction'. We are told to be tenacious, not to give up, like a bulldog with a stick. But this can lead to self destruction. Trading is a good example of this. These big evaluative decisions seem the toughest things in life to call. The sense of guilt or failure and the strength to move on from what has become stale, pointless or even harmful. I think there are key 'inflection' points where we know that it's time to change things, listen to our hearts, ignore all of the conflicting evidence that confuses us and keeps us hanging on, vainly hoping. We have to have the courage to make mistakes and live with our decisions, not blame others for our choices (parents, lovers, dog, god, broker etc). There is no blueprint for an ideal life, we can make it up as we go along, try and listen to the child in our hearts. The child who cares only for each day and enjoying his freedom and games with a joyful heart. Fuck money and status, morality and seriousness, big fat weights that crush the fun out of our souls. I always think of picasso at 90, jumping up and down on his bed with a smile on his face as his young model prepares herself for his genius.
Slow day, so I remembered 3 stories and went back and got the links just for you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Stücke http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/greenerliving/7951968/The-man-who-lives-without-money.html http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoo...A-Van-Rewritten-Physics--Maybe-.html?page=all
Quote from StarDust9182: Perhaps we can all start by treating people better on these forums. We share one thing, no matter what - we will all end up the same. That can be a humbling thought. Very true! Actually, there's only ONE consciousness, and we are all ONE. We're just different "aspects' of that ONE consiousness, experiencing itself subjectively, there is no death. A very happy thing to ponder. I"ve been MUCH happier since I"ve decided to try my best to be optimistic and do what I can to keep a smile on my face.
I've been thinking a lot about this lately. Every thinking man knows the good guys win 50% of the time and the bad guys win the rest of the time and that's what keeps everything in balance. But still it's always nice to think you are a good guy and God is on your side.