Oh thank you sweetie - and I mean that really because I know that if you would, you could. I have absolutely no doubt of that whatsoever.
I do feel a little selfish voicing it - children are starving in Africa...heck, children are going hungry right here in the US of A every single night.
Being broke sucks dead bears
When I was growing up I remember so many tv shows, especially sitcoms in the '70's and '80's that had an episode where the main characters got to be rich for a day or a week via an inheritance or lottery or something, and gave it up because it was more important to be "happy". As if the two things were necessarily incompatible. Or poverty was some sort of virtue. Or maybe it's meant to keep people in their place and satisfied with their lot in life. Money doesn't guarantee happiness, no, but the lack of it doesn't guarantee happiness, either. (it always felt like there was some sort of propaganda at work there designed to keep people "in their place". We're supposed to strive and work hard, but not overreach ourselves? Hard work is ok if it enriches someone else? IDK)
Money is awfully nice for are things like rent and food and health care and clothes (the basics) and then if you're fortunate the little extras. Not being afraid and anxious and wondering where the next dollar is going to come from.
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Date: 2016-01-04 06:23 pm (UTC)I do feel a little selfish voicing it - children are starving in Africa...heck, children are going hungry right here in the US of A every single night.
Being broke sucks dead bears
When I was growing up I remember so many tv shows, especially sitcoms in the '70's and '80's that had an episode where the main characters got to be rich for a day or a week via an inheritance or lottery or something, and gave it up because it was more important to be "happy". As if the two things were necessarily incompatible. Or poverty was some sort of virtue. Or maybe it's meant to keep people in their place and satisfied with their lot in life. Money doesn't guarantee happiness, no, but the lack of it doesn't guarantee happiness, either. (it always felt like there was some sort of propaganda at work there designed to keep people "in their place". We're supposed to strive and work hard, but not overreach ourselves? Hard work is ok if it enriches someone else? IDK)
Money is awfully nice for are things like rent and food and health care and clothes (the basics) and then if you're fortunate the little extras. Not being afraid and anxious and wondering where the next dollar is going to come from.