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I understand that this view is truly threatening to some readers. People who obsess about material wealth are often deeply frightened and even offended by people who've moved past that level. Suits hate hippies. So I pretty much never, ever speak up in defense of truer happiness, partly because it's the kind of thing that only comes from within anyway, and partly because I'm more the "observe the world" type than the "change the world" type.
Totally agree.
I struggled for a number of years, my life going no where. And i realised its because i have to keep myself occupied. No matter what it is, i need to be doing something. And i just worked in my 9-5 day to day. No promotion in sight, doing nothing, life going no where. - an im not knocking 9-5's either. I just dont feel personally im that type of person.
So if i started a business and it failed. So what.. onto the next business venture.
I just cant go to a 9-5 each day my life going no where. But equally i cant sit down doing nothing. I need purpose.
And this is when i realised, as you said, beyond the accomodation + food + a bit of money for leisure activities + and possibly the odd holiday not much more money is required.
And i now know, 100% , if i won say £100 million on the lottery i would still have to do something. Wherther that be sttarting a property company, a charity or a hedge fund company. I know i wouldnt sit around and do nothing with a £100 million. This is also why these millionaires and billionaires continue to work (and people wonder why) because theyve worked for it, and it gives them a day to day purpose.
And other things like that German plane crashing recently, everybody on board dead, it reminds you money is not everything in this world.