Money - just a distraction?

[scumdog]

I have been thinking.
If we come here with nothing, and leave with nothing, why dont people put aside their social conditioning and selfishness and just try and help one another?

I mean, it is all worth nothing anyway is it, so why not use it for a better purpose?
sure, everyone will say "give it to me then" but how about if they gave to others too, not just money, but assistance in physical and emotional too.

My idea of a 'better purpose' was to spend it on 5 weeks of touring the US of A, cruising on a Harley to Sturgis then driving to Bonneville etc...life is too short to fuck-about twiddling you thumbs.

But I DO help others too.

[Hitcher]

yes, but teach a man to fish....

...and he'll spend all day sitting in a boat wearing a silly had and drinking rum.

[scumdog]

...and he'll spend all day sitting in a boat wearing a silly had and drinking rum.

Right-on, nothing wrong with THAT!

[The Stranger:Me]

Ah yes, but them is the weeds in the otherwise good garden.
When it comes down to it, is their really a excuse for not helping a fellow human being?

Well dave Lobster seems to have found one that helps him sleep at nights.

[R6_kid:Me]

Quality of life is what is most important. Helping other people gives you the feel good, and if karma pays you back then is often worth the effort.

Working out in the desert for $120k/yr doing a boring desk job isn't all it's cracked up to be, and the lifestyle surely isn't glamorous. If I survive out here for two years I'll be 'set up' and able to spend the rest of my life doing the things that make me happy so for now I see it as a stepping stone to happiness rather that simply an easy way to make good money.

Being financially independent is where it's at, getting 'off the grid' would be next - self sufficiency in as many ways as possible. The happiest I've ever been was at Outward Bound, where I had no cellphone, no financial worth, I was out exploring the wilderness by sailing, tramping, kayaking, having no doubts that I'd have enough to eat when I got home... all while having negligible impact on the environment - that is what I hope to achieve for myself one day.

A lot of the people I work with have been in the business for years, and all they want to do is retire to their own patch of land where they can keep to themselves and support their family off their own land, and I find that rather admirable.

I also really look up to a number of people in my life who always give someone a chance and go out of their way to help others - not for any tangible return but the happiness of others which in return is rewarding for them. You know who you are!