Comments on: Retirement Dollars http://www.synapticdomination.com/2008/12/retirement-dollars/ Ideas, Opinions, Discussions Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:10:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Robert http://www.synapticdomination.com/2008/12/retirement-dollars/#comment-617 Robert Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:59:20 +0000 http://www.synapticdomination.com/?p=304#comment-617 The world would be a much better place if our culture wouldn't have been infected and overrun by greed and selfishness. Yes, we all are responsible for our own actions, but the society we live within rewards greed and promotes it while making it nearly second nature. Greed and possession has nearly destroyed our way of life all the way down to the family level. No longer are we content with the way our lives are but we are constantly striving for what we want them to be. We want them to be what dreams are made of. Reality is that our families are our dreams, not the size of our bank accounts... Your comment is right on topic. People who have near death experiences or people who are suffering from a terminal illness are given the chance to view life from a perspective the rest of us so often fail to see. Life and time is important and should be cherished. But how often do we sacrifice that all important time for such blatantly greedy and selfish reasons? The world would be a much better place if our culture wouldn’t have been infected and overrun by greed and selfishness. Yes, we all are responsible for our own actions, but the society we live within rewards greed and promotes it while making it nearly second nature.

Greed and possession has nearly destroyed our way of life all the way down to the family level. No longer are we content with the way our lives are but we are constantly striving for what we want them to be. We want them to be what dreams are made of. Reality is that our families are our dreams, not the size of our bank accounts…

Your comment is right on topic. People who have near death experiences or people who are suffering from a terminal illness are given the chance to view life from a perspective the rest of us so often fail to see. Life and time is important and should be cherished. But how often do we sacrifice that all important time for such blatantly greedy and selfish reasons?

]]> By: Jeanie http://www.synapticdomination.com/2008/12/retirement-dollars/#comment-614 Jeanie Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:18:03 +0000 http://www.synapticdomination.com/?p=304#comment-614 Can you imagine how much less the stress would be on people if they followed this advice? It would open up so many more choices for individuals while they were still LIVING. How many times have you heard someone say they wish they could change a job to something they had a passion for instead of what made the most money? Most people don't have this option because they aren't willing to give up their lifestyles to go after it. I think it's a shame that it takes so long in life to see what's truly important. Someone with cancer was telling me that in many ways the illness is a blessing, because now she appreciates things she was always too busy to enjoy..like a sunrise, or sunset; seeing how much people care about you and how much that means. Why can't we learn by others' experiences and wisdom before it's too late? I know this seems a bit off topic, but I think it's all tied together. Can you imagine how much less the stress would be on people if they followed this advice? It would open up so many more choices for individuals while they were still LIVING. How many times have you heard someone say they wish they could change a job to something they had a passion for instead of what made the most money? Most people don’t have this option because they aren’t willing to give up their lifestyles to go after it.
I think it’s a shame that it takes so long in life to see what’s truly important.

Someone with cancer was telling me that in many ways the illness is a blessing, because now she appreciates things she was always too busy to enjoy..like a sunrise, or sunset; seeing how much people care about you and how much that means.
Why can’t we learn by others’ experiences and wisdom before it’s too late?

I know this seems a bit off topic, but I think it’s all tied together.

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