tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post1719419019691329349..comments2024-03-28T01:51:22.367-03:00Comments on Not Buying Anything: Bohemianism and SimplicityGregg Koephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-17820039824956834962014-03-24T13:32:55.698-03:002014-03-24T13:32:55.698-03:00Anon,
Suffering has always been, and will always ...Anon,<br /><br />Suffering has always been, and will always be. The best we can do is learn to live successfully in such an environment, while trying to mitigate the effects of our species shortcomings.<br /><br />There are proven ways to reduce suffering as well, for the time that humanity has remaining.Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-15661071847950596042014-03-20T15:03:04.756-03:002014-03-20T15:03:04.756-03:00Gam Kau,
A very fitting quote for those with a le...Gam Kau,<br /><br />A very fitting quote for those with a less developed herding instinct. Like HDT.Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-79870614924639442202014-03-20T12:02:52.292-03:002014-03-20T12:02:52.292-03:00suffering is mankind's GDP, no other creature ...suffering is mankind's GDP, no other creature makes life hell for its own species. It is because of this that I don't expect to have a long life. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-9674223741135876242014-03-19T15:21:46.245-03:002014-03-19T15:21:46.245-03:00Jake,
Indeed, let's not glorify or romanticiz...Jake,<br /><br />Indeed, let's not glorify or romanticize the crushing poverty that humans inflict upon each other. <br /><br />However, from my own life I know that the occasional experience of being cold, hungry, dirty and tired has its benefits.Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-74391710741362396092014-03-19T15:07:11.097-03:002014-03-19T15:07:11.097-03:00Just yesterday I was browsing through Walden.
This...Just yesterday I was browsing through Walden.<br />This quote seems pertinent; "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away" (Henry David Thoreau).Gam Kauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04246353719716935408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-12628261045890260392014-03-19T14:19:46.583-03:002014-03-19T14:19:46.583-03:00Hi,
I enjoy your blog, however what is your defin...Hi,<br /><br />I enjoy your blog, however what is your definition of poverty? Voluntary 'poverty' is not really poverty, but a choice of life style. True, abject poverty does not breed energy, it is spirit breaking, disheartening and desperate. Living an intentionally simple life without a focus on material possessions is one thing, poverty is another. A lot of social service workers and agencies (globally and locally) work very hard to reduce the burden of poverty and aid those without adequate resources. <br /><br />I agree, creativity is an important resource - having grown up in working class family, in a harsh, cold climate, in a small town with employment, but without a library (or other source of books), swimming pool or much else, imagination was a very important aspect. I'm grateful that my childhood was primarily spent outdoors, creating our own games and amusement, but there was nothing romantic about it. In retrospect and reality, it was limiting and restrictive. <br /><br />There are not many Bohemian vagabonds on the Canadian Prairies, and those that rode the rails were economically disenfrachised, living dangerous lives, trespassing/exploiting the labours of others, and likely cold, hungry, dirty and tired. <br /><br />Regards,<br />Jake<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com