Living in Unity

aerial

What a great feel good story...
Everyone getting along, no politics, environmentally safe. Can you imagine?
Happy Holidays to All!



http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/29/maine_town_quickly_embraces_new_amish_neighbors/?s_campaign=yahoo

supersonicyears

aerial wrote:

What a great feel good story...
Everyone getting along, no politics, environmentally safe. Can you imagine?
Happy Holidays to All!



http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/29/maine_town_quickly_embraces_new_amish_neighbors/?s_campaign=yahoo

“To be content with little is hard, to be content with much is impossible.’’
Ain't that the truth

Commy

TheBeach wrote:

“To be content with little is hard, to be content with much is impossible.’’
Ain't that the truth

why that statement is true is interesting, although i'm content with little, and i feel i'm not the exception. people in my life who've had little seem to enjoy life a more than those who have more.



its the nature of capitalism. in order to get ahead you need to step on others.....its a system i want no part of.


when 1 makes 20,000,000 10,000 people lose.....

Byrnzie

Commy wrote:

why that statement is true is interesting, although i'm content with little, and i feel i'm not the exception. people in my life who've had little seem to enjoy life a more than those who have more.



its the nature of capitalism. in order to get ahead you need to step on others.....its a system i want no part of.


when 1 makes 20,000,000 10,000 people lose.....

There could well be some truth in this. In both India and China the people seem to be generally happier than the people i used to see in London every day. The rickshaw drivers here in China always seem to be smiling or laughing, and yet they earn peanuts, whereas the commuters in London earning £30,000 - £100,000 a year always looked miserable and uptight,

aerial

Commy wrote:

TheBeach wrote:

“To be content with little is hard, to be content with much is impossible.’’
Ain't that the truth

why that statement is true is interesting, although i'm content with little, and i feel i'm not the exception. people in my life who've had little seem to enjoy life a more than those who have more.



its the nature of capitalism. in order to get ahead you need to step on others.....its a system i want no part of.


when 1 makes 20,000,000 10,000 people lose.....

I totally agree with you . . . How amazing you and I can agree!....the meaning of success is totally construed ......and it seems those with money can never get enough and will stoop to new lows to acquire it.......It’s a disgrace what people will do for money....
I would love to be able to live like this...but in reality I probably could not live without the luxuries I take for granted .....electricity, computer, car, store bought clothing, etc.

soulsinging

Byrnzie wrote:

Commy wrote:

why that statement is true is interesting, although i'm content with little, and i feel i'm not the exception. people in my life who've had little seem to enjoy life a more than those who have more.



its the nature of capitalism. in order to get ahead you need to step on others.....its a system i want no part of.


when 1 makes 20,000,000 10,000 people lose.....

There could well be some truth in this. In both India and China the people seem to be generally happier than the people i used to see in London every day. The rickshaw drivers here in China always seem to be smiling or laughing, and yet they earn peanuts, whereas the commuters in London earning £30,000 - £100,000 a year always looked miserable and uptight,

i've no doubt there's a lot of truth in that. i've been at my job 3-4 months and already feel miserable and uptight. i make more than most people, but the toll the work takes isn't really worth it.

polaris_x

the thing is ... you can lead a simpler life without having to forego certain luxuries ... there is no condition out there that says you have to be amish to enjoy a life that is devoid of stresses ... much of what we do is self-inflicted ...

as for this story - it's good to hear they are being accepted ... a strong memory from this year was the market in san ignacio (belize) ... there were at least 5 or 6 amish vendors there - a total shock despite having been around many in my life before ...

Pepe Silvia

Byrnzie wrote:

Commy wrote:

why that statement is true is interesting, although i'm content with little, and i feel i'm not the exception. people in my life who've had little seem to enjoy life a more than those who have more.



its the nature of capitalism. in order to get ahead you need to step on others.....its a system i want no part of.


when 1 makes 20,000,000 10,000 people lose.....

There could well be some truth in this. In both India and China the people seem to be generally happier than the people i used to see in London every day. The rickshaw drivers here in China always seem to be smiling or laughing, and yet they earn peanuts, whereas the commuters in London earning £30,000 - £100,000 a year always looked miserable and uptight,

they've got the consumerism. things = status to many in our cultures. i remember reading some quote a long time ago from the head of the department of indian affairs, he said the problem with indians is they don't want things, we need to make them want to wear nice clothes with pockets to put nice things in...