What does “having it all” mean to you? Is it attainable?
“Having it all” is precisely the opposite of what people really need. Go to any country anywhere and go to the poorer parts of town, then offer them all they could want.
I’m guessing that, for the most part, they would be happy to have food in their bellies, clothes on their back and a way to keep warm that doesn’t cost the earth.
The rich people on the other hand, are quite sure they haven’t quite got everything they want. Wanting it all leads to severe disappointment and ultimately emptiness. After all, even if you’re ‘happy’, you can’t take it with you when you shuffle off this mortal coil.
There is a prevailing myth in the richer countries that unless you’ve got ‘everything’ you are somehow poor or worthless. This is of course marketing garbage of the lowest order. I know, people fall for it. But they are the ones who think gullible has been taken out of the dictionary!
Is what attainable? What exactly? Some rich dude once said that the richer you are, the more ‘friends’ you acquire. This is of course a definition of ‘friends’ you wouldn’t want to experience.
Riding the gravy train* is what they’re doing. When the train stops, they’ll all run for their bolt holes with whatever they’ve pestered the b’jezus out of you with.
Here’s an alternative: how would you like a big dollop^ of peace of mind with a side serving of satisfied with the necessities of life? That’s the “ALL” that I’m trying to pursue.
So far, not too bad. Thanks for asking. I’ve had reasonable success with work, but as I’ve said before, I’m no millionaire monetarily speaking. But I’m rich in an entirely better way – at least to my way of thinking.
This goal is attainable. When you appreciate that your life isn’t the sum of what you own or have acquired in a material sense, you begin to understand it’s about being satisfied with what you’ve got and being a peacemaker so that those around you can be at ease with you.
This is entirely attainable. Stop with the ‘have it’ attitude. It won’t fulfill your life. Okay, it might buy you something you haven’t got. Another famous chap said happiness comes from giving.
There is no doubt that there is enormous pressure on people through the commercial sector, social media and the influence of the so-called ‘rich and famous’. Resist, it really isn’t worth it.
I’d be delighted to hear from someone, anyone who is rich and entirely happy. Go on, make me eat my hat.
* “Gravy train” = gravy, a kind of sauce, that’s added to food to enrich the taste and add a little luxury to your food, thus ‘gravy train’ describes the social condition where those who follow and/or advise the rich, benefit from the wealth that they have. Got it?
^ dollop = a serving, usually large, of a portion of food or usually dessert. Yes, I regularly enjoy a good dollop of one or the other ice creams but I’m still only 74kg so there!
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