Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2003 12:57:04 -0800 From: Dave Hayes <dave@jetcafe.org> To: Larry Sica <lomion@mac.com> Cc: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: WTC Payoff [11 september] (was Re: oh my god the nasa shuttleblewup) Message-ID: <200302052057.h15Kv9173929@hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org>
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Larry Sica <lomion@mac.com> writes: > On Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at 03:33 PM, Dave Hayes wrote: >> Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> writes: >>> Rodney King is often quoted as asking "Can't we all just get along?". >>> The answer is "No, we can't. There is no way to make everyone happy >>> at the same time. >> >> Sorry, I don't buy this. Perhaps you cannot force happiness on a >> person who doesn't want it, but it is theoretically possible that >> everyone can make the enlightened decision to be happy at the same >> time. >> > theory does not equal reality though in this case. That doesn't change the possibility. > Having everyone happy at the same time would mean that everyone's > personal life would need to be perfect for that moment in time, and > since we all have problems, issues and assorted "stuff".... Therein lies the assumptions. You assume "happiness" == "personal life being perfect". Perhaps that is not true? > I mean some of us have more issues than time/life. Some have so much > stuff they need to buy a new house just to fit their old stuff so they > can get new stuff... At the risk of appearing metaphysical, I'm not so sure that happiness is directly related to material achievements. ------ Dave Hayes - Consultant - Altadena CA, USA - dave@jetcafe.org >>> The opinions expressed above are entirely my own <<< A poor man shames us all. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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