Summer

Jun. 16th, 2009 03:00 pm
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Summer for me starts here.

I have finally completed my portfolio and submitted it a day before the deadline. This pleases me. Normally I would celebrate by either spending money in the pub or whittering away hours on Warcrack. Sadly I have neither. Therefore I will celebrate with a walk through the town to the car.

There are things I want to do, people I want to see and places I want to go. Money being virtually nil means I will do none of these.

Watching Daytime TV yesterday made me realise how we fritter away our hard earned cash on material goods to reflect our wealth. Material goods that become worthless over time. Is this the true meaning of priceless?

Let me finish with the parable of the Village of Eternal Happiness.

During the British occupation of India two red coats were given leave to return home. Not wishing to return to the drugery of civvy street the two struck out to seek a fabled village known as the Village of Eternal Happiness which legend had it, sat high in the mountains.

The soldiers pondered on what glorious riches may lie within the village. For bountiful wealth must truely bring happiness. After many many adventures they happened upon the village. But where they had hoped to espy streets paved with gold they found only poor people, ragged and filthy.

"How can this be the Village of Eternal Happiness?" they asked their sherpa. The sherpa told them to behold the serenity on their faces. The fact they had no material goods meant they were wealthy in other ways. Without the trappings of material wealth they had only their thoughts and dreams. No greed or desire. Surely, bliss in itself.

The men parted and returned to England.

Date: 2009-06-16 07:09 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] lucybutler
Well done on submitting your portfolio :-)

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