Who is rich? He who is happy with what he has.
I just heard this from a rabbi on a radio show. I didn’t know the quote before today, but I’ve been thinking that very thing, of late, as I somehow grow happier, even though I am as poor as I have ever been and haven’t acquired any new money or goods.
I think many religions purport a life of simplicity , even as popular Christianity subverts this view in light of American consumerism. Buddha said it best when it came to happiness, "To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance."
Posted by: Eric Rolph | January 24, 2004 at 01:37 AM
...and with that, Eric scoots off to shop for speakers to outfit his home entertainment system.
Posted by: Steupf | January 24, 2004 at 07:27 PM
Haha, and those puppies blow my hair back - literally. The depth and clarity from the sonic field these speakers bathe me with give me that clean feel I appreciate when I lather with the glorious sound of all my favorite indie and rock lovelies. The neighbors have to appreciate me now, Buddha would love my THX dude.
Posted by: Eric Rolph | February 01, 2004 at 11:21 PM