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To: average joe who wrote (69955)	7/15/2008 5:44:18 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 74559

Yes, it's satisfaction I'm pushing I suppose, or at least less dissatisfaction due to crashing in Financial Relativity Theory's four forces of the apocalypse = debt, inflation, trading, tax. There's no danger of being satisfied. Message 24760601 There's enough coming at us all the time to keep us entertained without going off on a tangent, buying too-big houses and cars, running up debt, scoffing doughnuts, coke and Coca Cola which makes life even harder. I don't buy the idea that we should be satisfied with nothing, like a Buddhist avoiding attachment. Hmm, reading this, perhaps I'm misinterpreting Buddhist ideas: buddhism.kalachakranet.org This explains a lot, including the Flynn Effect [at least in part] <"One afternoon, Nasruddin and his friend were sitting in a cafe, drinking tea and talking about life and love. His friend asked: 'How come you never married?' 'Well,' said Nasruddin, 'to tell you the truth, I spend my youth looking for the perfect woman. In Cairo I met a beautiful and intelligent woman, but she was unkind. Then in Baghdad, I met a woman who was a wonderful and generous soul, but we had no common interests. One woman after another would seem just right, but there would always be something missing. Then one day, I met her; beautiful, intelligent, generous and kind. We had very much in common. In fact, she was perfect!' 'So, what happened?' asked Nasruddin's friend, 'Why didn't you marry her?' Nasruddin sipped his tea reflectively. 'Well,' he replied, 'it's really the sad story of my life.... It seemed that she was looking for the perfect man...' " > Saying it in another way, we should always remember that when we find fault with our spouse and their bad habits, wondering why ever got tied up with them, we should remember they were as good as we could get. Mqurice