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Related: About this forum"Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have." - Gautam Buddha
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"Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have." - Gautam Buddha (Original Post)
TeamProg
May 2024
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crud
(744 posts)1. If I ever go searching for my hearts desire again...
I'll know not to look past my own back yard, because if it wasn't there in the first place, I never lost it.
I think Dorothy said that to Aunti Em. Maybe I'm wrong IDK.
TeamProg
(6,630 posts)2. In Tao terms, "desires cause suffering".. Pretty much the same. And it's true. As happy as I am with the fun cars that
I have, a mallard-green Triumph TR250 would be really sweet!
anciano
(1,418 posts)3. Excellent thought....
reminds me of a quote by Henry Thoreau: "We don't own things, things own us."
TeamProg
(6,630 posts)4. Often yeah.. possessions are "like rocks in your pockets, they weigh you down" - Marilyn from Northern Exposure. nt