Dec 1, 2009
I came upon this realisation late last night and it simplified the world to me.This explains so much.
All the material things in our life, the books we read, the movies we love, the music we play, the clothes we buy are perhaps a lot less disappointing and a lot more permanent than the things we keep running after continuously - bad jobs, failing relationships, demanding parents and so on.
The former continue to keep us happy, and we continue to keep going back to them whenever we are low, lonely or hopeless.
Retail therapy treats bad break up woes.
Coldplay makes a bad day look good.
The solidarity and warmth of a good book.
A Johhny Depp movie makes dreams more beautiful.
Great coffee gives life a deeper meaning.
And a pair of high heels can stand you through your greatest blows.
So aren't these the things we should actually be running after?
All the gods of wisdom who kept telling us all our lives that material things are transient and less important than overrated values, should go take a hike.
After all, you can still read this note and feel a bit better no matter how miserable the times might be.
I came upon this realisation late last night and it simplified the world to me.This explains so much.
All the material things in our life, the books we read, the movies we love, the music we play, the clothes we buy are perhaps a lot less disappointing and a lot more permanent than the things we keep running after continuously - bad jobs, failing relationships, demanding parents and so on.
The former continue to keep us happy, and we continue to keep going back to them whenever we are low, lonely or hopeless.
Retail therapy treats bad break up woes.
Coldplay makes a bad day look good.
The solidarity and warmth of a good book.
A Johhny Depp movie makes dreams more beautiful.
Great coffee gives life a deeper meaning.
And a pair of high heels can stand you through your greatest blows.
So aren't these the things we should actually be running after?
All the gods of wisdom who kept telling us all our lives that material things are transient and less important than overrated values, should go take a hike.
After all, you can still read this note and feel a bit better no matter how miserable the times might be.
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| Seville, March 2015 |
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