We all know that "needs" have no upper limit. Lots of philosophers talk about it.
When human being gets something, he sets the goal for the next. Most of us, live through it - so let me move to the real point I want to make :)
Met a person, via. a close philosopher friend, who used to be a mover and shaker in the IT corporate world. Successful in his career. Who is also a real life case of "The Monk who had a Ferrari" - quit all that, went to periphery of the city, took over a few acres of land that he inherited and started farming for a living. He shares his produce with workers. No money paid. He home-schools the kids. Has a few cows for milk and fertilizer. A small pond in the yard.
Again, nothing unheard of so far. We have seen a lot of people doing that now a days !
However, one thing this person said - which was profound !!
"Just like the need does not have an upper limit, it does not have a lower limit too." Which means, one can take stuff away one by one from his/her list, and will still have something to give up.
When human being gets something, he sets the goal for the next. Most of us, live through it - so let me move to the real point I want to make :)
Met a person, via. a close philosopher friend, who used to be a mover and shaker in the IT corporate world. Successful in his career. Who is also a real life case of "The Monk who had a Ferrari" - quit all that, went to periphery of the city, took over a few acres of land that he inherited and started farming for a living. He shares his produce with workers. No money paid. He home-schools the kids. Has a few cows for milk and fertilizer. A small pond in the yard.
Again, nothing unheard of so far. We have seen a lot of people doing that now a days !
However, one thing this person said - which was profound !!
"Just like the need does not have an upper limit, it does not have a lower limit too." Which means, one can take stuff away one by one from his/her list, and will still have something to give up.
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