Friday, March 16, 2007

Philosotainment

In order to be happy, you must be successful in all three of these areas:

1. Relationships
2. Health
3. Income

Realistically, you will only have time to accomplish any two of those goals while bitching about the third. The day isn't long enough to do them all.

When I see a well-dressed, chubby, 40-something guy in a nice SUV with his family, all happy and laughing, I know he gave up health. He'll be dead in 10 years. When I see a totally fit person in the gym, I always wonder if he's a lonely loser or just underemployed. It's one or the other.

There are rare exceptions. A friend of mine makes a great living by working a few hours per day from his home or his boat. He has a great family life and an ideal body mass index. I expect the universe to smite him any minute. He's violating some sort of natural law and it's only a matter of time before things revert to the mean.

Which of the three requirements of happiness are YOU giving up?

6 comments:

krashwin said...

are you by any chance trying to bitch about what others have achieved something or have sacrificed to achieve that something?

Just A Human said...

Try me! Look around yourself... you will find this rule - LIVE!

krashwin said...

well, to me, LIVE is not a rule or a choice...it's LIFE in verb. And LIFE, i wonder if anyone can explain well.

imfreenow.blogspot.com said...

interesting philosophy

iamnasra said...

Its nice to be here after long time..Um its good queation I think..Health is a blessing from God some of us born with health problem despite being slim...Some of us even though we have overweight problem we might be healthier than a slim person..I depends how you live and what its is your type of food and some of those who are overweight does not mean because of their food intake..maybe it runs in the family ...

I have more

iamnasra said...

Well sometime those who have huge great income may leave it for more simple happier being in less tensed working place ...

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