fineleg Posted September 27, 2011 Posted September 27, 2011 also I believe' date=' Money CAN buy happiness. It cannot RD, thats ok I can understand difference in viewpoint, but perhaps you may change your idea too someday. That should be a new thread in ICF, Can happiness be bought with wealth? I read and do math stuff all day and get paid for it. My work is incredibly exciting 80% of the time and a drag the rest 20%. So I persevere through the 20% to be able to do the 80%. The best I've heard from peekay at ICF! :two_thumbs_up:
DomainK Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 Money cant buy happiness and it's true that no matter how rich you become, everyone faces problems in life. But I would rather be a rich man in problems than a poor man in problems.
IKnowU Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 Money of mind.........money on mind all day everyday. Except when im poor :((
akshayxyz Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 Money cant buy happiness and it's true that no matter how rich you become' date=' [b']everyone faces problems in life. But I would rather be a rich man in problems than a poor man in problems. ++
akshayxyz Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 Money can buy comfort' date=' not happiness.[/quote'] That is a lie spread by rich and powerful, so that they don't have competition. :winky: All it means is that happiness is state of mind - which only you can control, and can't be bought off some shelf. But, it does not mean, you can not be happy if you are rich.
Holysmoke Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 That is a lie spread by rich and powerful, so that they don't have competition. :winky: All it means is that happiness is state of mind - which only you can control, and can't be bought off some shelf. But, it does not mean, you can not be happy if you are rich. "money cannot buy happiness" does not mean "you cannot be happy if you are rich". It means "Just because you are rich does not mean you are happy.
jusarrived Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 it was just money when i started off , but love the technology i work on ...apart from that lot more flexibility with timings most people can dream off ...hardly at work for 5-6 hrs on most days , which includes a lunch & a dozen cigi breaks ...a lot of my work can be done from home , which is an advantage .
akshayxyz Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 "money cannot buy happiness" does not mean "you cannot be happy if you are rich". It means "Just because you are rich does not mean you are happy. I understand that 'semantic technicality'. Still some people misread it that they (rich) can't be happy. So, there is nothing wrong in going after money, as long as you can maintain sanity.
fineleg Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 ^ Nothing wrong going after it - just have clarity why you are going after it and what it can provide (comfort, luxury - not happiness which even an ascetic (with not much materialistic comfort) can have, since it's a state of mind)
fineleg Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 Also, unless you are one of the lucky few (like holychmoke baba :icflove:) or a rich doc like Dhondy (or Sooda? :D), what sacrifices are you willing to make to 'get rich'? What trade-offs, if any?
Ram Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 ^ Nothing wrong going after it - just have clarity why you are going after it and what it can provide (comfort' date=' luxury - not [b']happiness which even an ascetic (with not much materialistic comfort) can have, since it's a state of mind) That makes no effin sense, its just a random collection of words to make it sound as though you're saying something profound.
ravishingravi Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 To protect the financial system and preserve the american way. :giggle: :haha:
veer Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 money wasnt the first priority at first.. but now it is since the job market and economy is just tanking..
yoda Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 what is work? it is what is done between watching cricket and writing about it in 3 different formats including arguing which format is tamasha and which is pure, eating, drinking, sleeping, browsing, watching movies/sitcoms, playing sports on/off, occasional work out, vacation/travel, ... and what do you work for? to be able to do the things in between
Alchemist Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 I do God's work. Do you open the Indian innings in ODI at # 1 in SRT's absense ?
Holysmoke Posted September 29, 2011 Posted September 29, 2011 ^ Nothing wrong going after it - just have clarity why you are going after it and what it can provide (comfort' date=' luxury - not [b']happiness which even an ascetic (with not much materialistic comfort) can have, since it's a state of mind) That makes no effin sense' date=' its just a random collection of words to make it sound as though you're saying something profound.[/quote'] Actually it does make quite a lot of sense. What she means is that there is nothing wrong with going after money. But she wants to know what you want to achieve with that money. Money will get you comfort, luxury, etc. But not necessarily happiness. You should have that clarity in your mind. TL;DR Money == Comfort + Luxury + etc != happiness
flamy Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Man, why all this hangup abt money? Money is goooooooood!
Aaku Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 What she means is that there is nothing wrong with going after money. But she wants to know what you want to achieve with that money. Money will get you comfort, luxury, etc. But not necessarily happiness. You should have that clarity in your mind. omg he's a he not a she :whack:
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