What is it all about anyhow? Save money, retire, and try to enjoy what is left. There is more to life than just money and success as the world sees it. Is my material success all encompassing of who I am or how successful as a person?
What is any of these things I own really worth? It will all break, fade, or passs away over time. Nothing of me or mine will remain!
What does,"is it worth it?", mean? Is there anything worth it? Whatever "it" is!
Just musing on a somber day. Just thinking a little too deeply perhaps. Perhasps where ignorance is bliss it truly is folly to be wise!
Just Musing
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In fact, I find myself doing just that in short spurts quite often....
In part, I think the real worth in all of this lies in not wanting to suffer anymore.... Many of my friends don't see it that way. Perhaps they're not "suffering", I don't know. Therefore, they just want to "get rich" for what money can afford them in material goods. So, their strategy is ultimately to spend. Even when they're saving, the only reason why they're saving is so they can spend it on something they can't buy without doing so.
I, on the other hand, have experienced what I think it means to suffer when one lacks the financial means to live well. And because I don't want to suffer anymore, my strategy is ultimately to save. Not just to save money, but to save myself. I don't want to feel helpless again.
Something like that.
Yes, there may be times when ignorance is bliss. But... I'd rather be a fool and fall with my eyes wide open than to stand firm on grounds which I understand nothing about.
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