Well today the markets seemed cheery about Treasury's new plan to save the banking system even if Paul Krugman didn't. However, I don't want to talk about markets, banking or new plans today. Well, maybe I want to talk about my new plan.
My new plan is to create, develop, find and enjoy a life that entails less busyness even if that means less money, less affluence and temporary discomforts along the road. Now that I am over 50, I finally understand what Socrates meant when he instructed the young men in the marketplace that the true value we ought to all be chasing is leisure. Now I am seeing that endless cycles of debt, student loan payments become car payments become mortgage payments and then all of those on top of one another are dehumanizing and debilitating. How much is enough? Don't I have enough stuff already?
I have a lot of confidence that I could easily transition to a much more relaxed and comfortable (for me) lifestyle and I have a feeling that it is coming, regardless of what I think.
My new plan is to create, develop, find and enjoy a life that entails less busyness even if that means less money, less affluence and temporary discomforts along the road. Now that I am over 50, I finally understand what Socrates meant when he instructed the young men in the marketplace that the true value we ought to all be chasing is leisure. Now I am seeing that endless cycles of debt, student loan payments become car payments become mortgage payments and then all of those on top of one another are dehumanizing and debilitating. How much is enough? Don't I have enough stuff already?
I have a lot of confidence that I could easily transition to a much more relaxed and comfortable (for me) lifestyle and I have a feeling that it is coming, regardless of what I think.
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