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Education and "self-esteem" (pg. 4)
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
And lastly they should know that people who make hazy dreaming their main pastime will get left in the dust and likely end up with a quite dissatisfying life unless they change their behavior or make some real plans. |
A big fat plus one on that.
That being said, I should learn when to say no... and I should cheer the hell up as well :p |
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| Zild |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
Sure, but very often they fail in that. |
I think you're thinking about this too hard. Not everyone can be a winner there have to be a lot of losers for some of us to come out on top. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zild
I think you're thinking about this too hard. Not everyone can be a winner there have to be a lot of losers for some of us to come out on top. |
Not necessarily - we're not all looking for the same things. I don't want to be rich. Does that make me a loser compared to Paris Hilton? |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
I think that just about everyone wants to be rich, actually. By "rich" I mean having enough money that you probably won't ever have to worry about whether you'll have enough money to do what you want. Who the heck wouldn't want that?
Defining "rich" in that way means that whether a person is rich will depend on how much stuff he wants, of course. Not everyone wants to have a Paris Hilton level of wealth. But I do think that just about everybody wants to be "rich" in the sense I outlined above. |
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| Zild |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
Not necessarily - we're not all looking for the same things. I don't want to be rich. Does that make me a loser compared to Paris Hilton? |
Thats not what I was talking about.
Bottom line is that most people aren't gifted enough to be at the top of anything no matter how hard they work. I don't see though how that stops someone from having self esteem. I have self esteem because I'm a human just like everyone else not because of my bank account. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
I think that everyone wants to be rich, actually. By "rich" I mean having enough money that you probably won't have to worry about whether you'll have enough money in the future. Who the heck wouldn't want that?
Defining "rich" in that way means that whether a person is rich will depend on how much stuff he wants, of course. |
"Filthy rich", I mean. |
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| Ygrene |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
"Filthy rich", I mean. |
You mean they acquired their money by dirty means? I don't want that. :o |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ygrene
You mean they acquired their money by dirty means? I don't want that. :o |
:p
Kay, billionaire then. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
If someone offered to transfer a billion dollars to your bank account without telling anyone (and assuming the bank allowed you to hold that much without closing your account), would you turn him down?
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| Ygrene |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
I think that just about everyone wants to be rich, actually. By "rich" I mean having enough money that you probably won't ever have to worry about whether you'll have enough money to do what you want. Who the heck wouldn't want that?
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I think wanting to be 'rich' for most people has a deeper underlying meaning. I think it goes beyond money and is more of a "Will i ever have to worry about food, housing, clothing, healthcare, etc ever again". ie can I provide for myself/family comfortably forever.
But then yes, there are a lot of "I want 10 Ferraris" people out there too. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
If someone offered to transfer a billion dollars to your bank account without telling anyone (and assuming the bank allowed you to hold that much without closing your account), would you turn him down?
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I'd probably give most of that away to charity. |
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