So I Like This Woman At Work...

[North Star]

Hmmm...so I like this other woman at work now.

Errr... Maybe you should try finding women outside of the workplace.
You might even consider going to symphony concerts even if there isn't any Villa-Lobos.

[Florestan]

However, it's good to have money.  Since some of you characters seem to think otherwise

I can't think of anyone here who would not subscribe. 

[The new erato]

However, it's good to have money.

No no no. It's spending it that's good. Which somehow leads to one having no money but feeling good.

[Florestan]

Since the middle way has been alluded to...

He told me [...] that mine was the middle state, or what might be called the upper station of low life, which he had found, by long experience, was the best state in the world, the most suited to human happiness, not exposed to the miseries and hardships, the labour and sufferings of the mechanic part of mankind, and not embarrassed with the pride, luxury, ambition, and envy of the upper part of mankind. He told me I might judge of the happiness of this state by this one thing - viz. that this was the state of life which all other people envied; that kings have frequently lamented the miserable consequence of being born to great things, and wished they had been placed in the middle of the two extremes, between the mean and the great; that the wise man gave his testimony to this, as the standard of felicity, when he prayed to have neither poverty nor riches.

He bade me observe it, and I should always find that the calamities of life were shared among the upper and lower part of mankind, but that the middle station had the fewest disasters, and was not exposed to so many vicissitudes as the higher or lower part of mankind; nay, they were not subjected to so many distempers and uneasinesses, either of body or mind, as those were who, by vicious living, luxury, and extravagances on the one hand, or by hard labour, want of necessaries, and mean or insufficient diet on the other hand, bring distemper upon themselves by the natural consequences of their way of living; that the middle station of life was calculated for all kind of virtue and all kind of enjoyments; that peace and plenty were the handmaids of a middle fortune; that temperance, moderation, quietness, health, society, all agreeable diversions, and all desirable pleasures, were the blessings attending the middle station of life; that this way men went silently and smoothly through the world, and comfortably out of it, not embarrassed with the labours of the hands or of the head, not sold to a life of slavery for daily bread, nor harassed with perplexed circumstances, which rob the soul of peace and the body of rest, nor enraged with the passion of envy, or the secret burning lust of ambition for great things; but, in easy circumstances, sliding gently through the world, and sensibly tasting the sweets of living, without the bitter; feeling that they are happy, and learning by every day's experience to know it more sensibly.

[Corey]

You mean acetic alcohol, right? 

Of course, I was talking about those soaked in vinegar. You should try it, it really gives you some perspective.

[Corey]

Sure, if you discount the constant begging for donations. Do you know anything about Buddhist monks?

Your question implies that I don't, so I'm going to say: no, probably not.

[Sergeant Rock]

Sure, if you discount the constant begging for donations. Do you know anything about Buddhist monks?

When I was stationed in Korea in 1970, my girlfriend and I spent three days at a Buddhist monastery on the island of Kang Wa (or Kanghwa or Ganghwa or Gangwado). One of the memorable things happened immediately upon our arrival. We sat with a monk in a small room. He and my girlfriend discussed how much the stay would cost us. Apparently it wasn't a fixed price but arrived at after a lengthy negotiation. I in no way had the impression money wasn't important to him    I had been naive enough to believe the monks would let us stay for free.

The other memorable thing was the firefight we heard a few days later between a group of North Korea infiltrators and the ROK army. Being stationed on the Zone, a mile from the border, I had come to the island hoping, expecting really, to get away from the quasi-war for a few days. No such luck.

Sarge

[Florestan]

Two morals from Sarge's story:

1) Buddhism might very well be out of this world but Buddhists are not...

2) If you're a soldier never expect anything else than war, not even when taking holidays...

[CaughtintheGaze]

Sure, if you discount the constant begging for donations. Do you know anything about Buddhist monks?

The pure Jains are the most righteous of beggars.

[Szykneij]

Since the middle way has been alluded to...

He told me [...] that mine was the middle state, or what might be called the upper station of low life, which he had found, by long experience, was the best state in the world, the most suited to human happiness, not exposed to the miseries and hardships, the labour and sufferings of the mechanic part of mankind, and not embarrassed with the pride, luxury, ambition, and envy of the upper part of mankind. He told me I might judge of the happiness of this state by this one thing - viz. that this was the state of life which all other people envied; that kings have frequently lamented the miserable consequence of being born to great things, and wished they had been placed in the middle of the two extremes, between the mean and the great; that the wise man gave his testimony to this, as the standard of felicity, when he prayed to have neither poverty nor riches.

He bade me observe it, and I should always find that the calamities of life were shared among the upper and lower part of mankind, but that the middle station had the fewest disasters, and was not exposed to so many vicissitudes as the higher or lower part of mankind; nay, they were not subjected to so many distempers and uneasinesses, either of body or mind, as those were who, by vicious living, luxury, and extravagances on the one hand, or by hard labour, want of necessaries, and mean or insufficient diet on the other hand, bring distemper upon themselves by the natural consequences of their way of living; that the middle station of life was calculated for all kind of virtue and all kind of enjoyments; that peace and plenty were the handmaids of a middle fortune; that temperance, moderation, quietness, health, society, all agreeable diversions, and all desirable pleasures, were the blessings attending the middle station of life; that this way men went silently and smoothly through the world, and comfortably out of it, not embarrassed with the labours of the hands or of the head, not sold to a life of slavery for daily bread, nor harassed with perplexed circumstances, which rob the soul of peace and the body of rest, nor enraged with the passion of envy, or the secret burning lust of ambition for great things; but, in easy circumstances, sliding gently through the world, and sensibly tasting the sweets of living, without the bitter; feeling that they are happy, and learning by every day's experience to know it more sensibly.

Good quote for a Friday.

[Mirror Image]

Per some opinions, you can make her happy by offering loads of money. Make her a whore.

Wait...

Let's get back on topic, should we? 

Lol...good one, Paul! HA! Make here a whore! Love it!

[Mirror Image]

Errr... Maybe you should try finding women outside of the workplace.

I meant my post as a joke because we were getting terribly off-topic.

You might even consider going to symphony concerts even if there isn't any Villa-Lobos.

Unfortunately, the ASO don't have a program I'm even interested in until next May and I'm not going to go a buy a ticket for anything unless I know the music and enjoy it.

[Corey]

When I was stationed in Korea in 1970, my girlfriend and I spent three days at a Buddhist monastery on the island of Kang Wa (or Gangwha or Gangwado). One of the memorable things happened immediately upon our arrival. We sat with a monk in a small room. He and my girlfriend discussed how much the stay would cost us. Apparently it wasn't a fixed price but arrived at after a lengthy negotiation. I in no way had the impression money wasn't important to him    I had been naive enough to believe the monks would let us stay for free.

The other memorable thing was the firefight we heard a few days later between a group of North Korea infiltrators and the ROK army. Being stationed on the Zone, a mile from the border, I had come to the island hoping, expecting really, to get away from the quasi-war for a few days. No such luck.

Sarge

If you weren't a white man, it might've been free.

[ibanezmonster]

Money has nothing to do with happiness; great sex is the key.  That's why I'm usually a happy camper.

Well, hey, good for you!
To me, I'd wonder if that would get old after a while, but everyone is different.

Oh yes, playing video games all day long is the paragon of a fulfilled and inspiring life...

I'd rather be acquainted with a regular bar-goer, among whom one can often find intelligent and educated people with whom one can talk about plenty of subjects, than with a video games nut who knows nothing of the world outside except a keyboard, a joystick and a screen. 

There is a saying I've heard- gamers "don't have a life," because they choose to have "many lives." Though if they don't do anything but play video games, that's very questionable...

Maybe in Romania it's different, but... here you don't go to the bar to find intelligent and educated people. Can't really say this for the whole US, but the area I live in is pretty low education and there are a lot of old, retired rednecks. You would probably have a harder time with this in my area.

[ibanezmonster]

Basically, much of the argument can be summed up as "the only people who can possibly be happy are people just like me except with money"...

Well, maybe not happiness itself in general, but everyone is going to feel something negative when they start losing money or working harder for the same thing.

Oh and one more thing: it's not the economy that makes you unhappy but yourself.

I've noticed that if I don't force myself to smile as much I feel a bit better, so that helps.

When I was a kid and was in school and didn't have to work, I was pretty happy. When you're stuck in a job that often nearly makes you choke from stress and shortness of breath (no matter how calm you make yourself) and just pass out after only 5 hours for very little money,  naturally, you know, you're not going to feel that great. Although now I usually work in the evening, so it's better, since I don't have to deal with several people at the same time demanding several different things while everything stops working for extended lengths of time.

The smile of a beautiful woman passing by.
A sunset clothed in gold, scarlet and dark grey.
An old tree full of chirping birds.
The look in the eyes of a dog begging for food or play.
A cat taking a nap in an open window of an old house.
A lonely organist playing some unknown choral in an empty church.
The myriad twinkling stars on a summer night.
A cuckoo singing somewhere in the woods right after a refreshing rain.

The woman, dog, and cat... depends.

[Florestan]

There is a saying I've heard- gamers "don't have a life," because they choose to have "many lives."

No offense meant but this one of the stupidest things I've ever heard.

Though if they don't do anything but play video games, that's very questionable...

Maybe in US is different but... here if you manage to lure a gamer away from his room he'll be as socially inept as it gets. There's even a joke about that: two gamers communicate  by messenger; one of them types: "Hey, it's snowing!"; the other one replies: "Cool, man, send me the link!" 

When I was a kid and was in school and didn't have to work, I was pretty happy. When you're stuck in a job that often nearly makes you choke from stress and shortness of breath (no matter how calm you make yourself) and just pass out after only 5 hours for very little money,  naturally, you know, you're not going to feel that great. Although now I usually work in the evening, so it's better, since I don't have to deal with several people at the same time demanding several different things while everything stops working for extended lengths of time.

"When you were a kid" implies you are no more a kid, which is very questionable, at least at mental level... 

The woman, dog, and cat... depends.

On what?

[Mirror Image]

"When you were a kid" implies you are no more a kid, which is very questionable, at least at mental level... 

Zing!

[ibanezmonster]

Maybe in US is different but... here if you manage to lure a gamer away from his room he'll be as socially inept as it gets. There's even a joke about that: two gamers communicate  by messenger; one of them types: "Hey, it's snowing!"; the other one replies: "Cool, man, send me the link!" 

The gamers I know are pretty normal. Maybe I don't know anyone who plays 12 hours a day... how would I?

On what?

If you're buying them.

[DavidRoss]

Unless it's Norrington

Vibratoless.

[DavidW]

"When you were a kid" implies you are no more a kid, which is very questionable, at least at mental level... 

That is uncalled for.  Greg addresses you seriously and respectfully, I think that he deserves the same in return.