I have not posted anything in the blog for a while now. It seems like ever since I started doing the temp job the desire to write has slowly ebbed away. Anyway, I am still kicking and looking for a more permanent job. For now, I will just be doing whatever pays me money without breaking the law or my conscience. So no stealing or killing.
For now, I would leave you with some wisdom that an old traveller I met up in Chieng Mai shared with me about. Now it might not make any sense to you, so take it for what its worth. This old man, an American who decided to build his house in some remote part of Thailand, told me that after living all these years, his had a principle that he would like to share with me. His principle was that "Happiness in life is inversely proportional to the number of keys that you own." Of course the "keys" here doesn't refer to your miniature padlock key but rather to the big items in life that you own, for example, a house or a car. So his philosophy was that the more big ticket things one own the more unhappy one would become. So a person with 3 Mercedes and a Jaguar would be more unhappy than a person with a Toyota. If that philosophy was true than I would be a really happy person as I do not own any keys.
Well, just thought I'd write something to share with you. Maybe there is a little truth in his philosophy if we reflect on it a little more. It is a little difficult for me to judge as I have not owned much in life.
2 comments:
I may be wrong, but I suppose you have not been seriously looking out for a permanent job. For someone like you, you should not have much problem. Am I correct in saying so?
I have only three keys in my key holder , and one is obsolete. Dont know why I don't just throw it away. No car key...wish for one,but of course,has to come with a real car...
Hi,
With regards to appetite (eating), I found this principle to be true - "the more you eat, the more you need". I think this also applies to wealth. The more you have, the more you'll need. otherwise it is a sort of digression, and that would give you a certain feeling of failure, wouldn't it? For someone to give up your posessions and go back to nature, it is like starting afresh - then the accumulation starts again...
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