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[–] NovaVeles@lemmy.world 12 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I do miss the same abundance of free time but that is about it. That is what most people seem to miss, the lack of responsibilities or as strict schedules.

The secret to a more comfortable life is to reduce your dependence on systems/things/some people, where possible at least. If a small house leads to small rent/mortgage. Can live without a car, that is a few weeks a year of earnings freed up. You don't need to purchase a thousand books you are unlikely to read if you use the library.

That kind of thinking. It doesn't mean become minimalist to the point of fault, just figure out were you can introduce more slack into your life.

[–] insanemantis@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

I regret to cite the Dalai Lama as a source of wisdom after what we now know about him, but back in high school what really resonated with me was what he said about how owning more possessions can add unnecessary responsibilities to your life that contribute to making it more stressful

Like, DGMW my materialistic ass would be devastated if I lost my collection of Nausicaa figures and Gashapon insect models, but at the same time I can recognize that I'd probably be a lot happier if I never even had to worry about having them

[–] horsesaysweird@feddit.org 1 points 6 hours ago

You can quote Tyler Durden who put it more succinctly:

The things you own end up owning you.

What did I miss about the Dalai Lama?

[–] NovaVeles@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago

To be fair to figures and models, they are probably only a problem when you are moving them, otherwise it isn't a huge burden. It is more about ongoing dependence. Now this isn't an anti-children take BUT if you don't have kids, you don't have to worry about raising kids. Things go much easier in that sense. That said if you want kids, go for it, just be aware that it will make for a more difficult life. Just take the wins were you can.

As for the Dalai Lama, it is difficult to figure out were he stands as a person. Yes, there was the tongue sucking thing which, from asking folks familiar with it the culture, does seem to be an odd cultural joke/saying that is way to easy to misinterpret through western eyes. If you aren't familiar with it, you look mentally deranged. But the phrase is meant to be "Eat my tongue", as in 'I have told you everything, the only thing left to do is to eat my tongue.'. Like in Japanese they have Neko wo kaburu "To wear a cat on one's head" or in Finland Hevosenkenkä pyllyssä "To have a horseshoe in one's butt".

But then there is him being mentioned in the Epstein files 150+ times, but also is largely though to have not had any direct interaction with Jeff. How much of that is damage control and his handlers trying to keep the game rolling, it is difficult to tell. The one thing with the Epstein thing is just how many famous people's names are in it even in passing. Like George W bush, is in it loads but there was never any direct contact, that is just funny in a way.

It seems like there is a lot of stuff pointing at him, but nothing concrete. It is a, keep an eye on him situation but it also could be an embarrassing situation worthy of Seinfeld.