Re: More choices for the youngsters
Originally Posted by
susan m
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The young certainly have charmed life's now don't you think ?
It's a matter of opinion I guess. Personally I'd say no. The things you list are all materialistic, acquisition of possessions and spending one's life working to be able to pay for such things. It suggests they have been locked into the "system" which catches people from a young age and suggests to them that they must get a good job and a mortgage and define success as how big their house is, what car they drive and so on.
It's a fools errand because sooner or later you realise you're going to die and none of those things will matter. You will have spent your life living in someone else's carefully crafted system acquiring stuff that will be of no use to you once you move on from this existence.
I look at it this way. If there is something beyond death in this world then it is likely spiritual in nature. We are able to experience our spiritual nature in this world so it kinda makes sense to invest what time we have to improve our spiritual self so we are well equipped for the next leg of the journey. Work and the desire for possessions are distractions that will see years of life slip away when in fact you could have been growing and learning much more about life.
Don't get me wrong, I too was caught in the system, we pretty much all were because we were indoctrinated into it from youth when our parents put trust in the State and sent us to schools. After many years I started to see it for what it is. Then I unplugged myself from it.
I don't desire any fancy possessions now. My car is a beauty and is some 15 years old. I don't need a Porsche or Ferrari. My house is modest, certainly not exactly where I would like, but has enough space and I consider myself blessed to have a roof over my head, a comfortable bed, food and drink etc.
It is all paid for. No debts, no loans, no HP, nothing "on tick".
I don't use credit cards but keep one in case of emergency abroad.
I get my pleasure and satisfaction from the simplest and most natural things. Baking fresh loaves of good bread, watching the sun, being with other people, having a quiet latte in a café and reading.