what do you think of people who (siblings, male, person)
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What do you think of people who choose to live a simple life?
in terms of not having a lot of material stuff, and having that be a lifestyle they have chosen?
Another thread said they could never be with someone who "lacks ambition" but what if someone's choice and goal and desire in life is to live a very simple life, which on the outside may look like not a lot of money, not a lot of "stuff," and no desire to make a lot of money or get a lot of stuff.
If you are someone who has chosen to live a very simple life, what led you to that choice? What does it look like for you? And how satisfying is it for you? What reactions do you get from people to your choice of living a simple life?
And for everyone out there, what do you think of people who choose to live very simply, and why does it thrill, impress, baffle, or disgust you? What is your reaction to someone who has no desire to make a lot of money or buy a lot of stuff?
I would love to be that person. I have heard about it, I forget what the word is they use...
I wish I could be! I go to the store and see the newest gadget and have to have it! I hate that. I see when I get home and the thing is junk yet I bought it.
I love the idea, I just wish I could put it into practice!
Having no ambition and living a simple life are two totally different things IMO. Ambition means having goals and plans on achieving them. Someone who lives a simple life can still have goals and ambitions. Its just that maybe they dont need to keep up with the Jones' or amass lots of material things.
I think I live a simple life. I do need my high speed internet, my HDTV, MacBook Pro, iphone and Range Rover. I also would be happy making enough money to continue paying the mortgages on my house and condo while still being able to eat out and enjoy my daily Starbucks mocha. Dont need to be rich. Have lots of good friends, make money doing what I love teaching martial arts and helping people. Very simple life. But I still have a goal of opening my own Crossfit/martial arts gym. So you see, I live a simple life, but still have ambition.
Someone with no ambition is really just like a ping pong ball in the ocean. At the fate of the tide and waves. Lives paycheck to paycheck.
so let's define "ambition" since that was the thread that got me thinking. What exactly does it mean to "lack ambition" ? Not be driven to make a lot of money, buy a lot of stuff, die with the most junk and the biggest house?
To me ambition is negative, because it is about being driven, obsessed, cut-throat, do whatever it takes to get what I want. To me ambition does not resonate with harmony, peace, beauty, wholeness, and joy.
So I am curious to hear why so many people see ambition as a positive attribute, when I see it as something toxic.
so let's define "ambition" since that was the thread that got me thinking. What exactly does it mean to "lack ambition" ? Not be driven to make a lot of money, buy a lot of stuff, die with the most junk and the biggest house?
To me ambition is negative, because it is about being driven, obsessed, cut-throat, do whatever it takes to get what I want. To me ambition does not reonate with harmony, peace, beauty, and joy.
So I am curious to hear why so many people see ambition as a positive attribute, when I see it as something toxic.
As I said in my post above. Ambition = goals+plans to achieve them. Thats it. Its nothing negative at all.
What do you think of people who choose to live a simple life?
Its the recipe for a low stress lifestyle but be warned, most people will not like or understand your choice.
In particular, if you are a male and are looking for a relationship, be prepared for slim pickings and a lot of rejection. North American society is not ready for this yet. Men usually still get rated on things like the car they drive and how big a house they are likely to afford.
Perhaps a few more years of recession may change things. The last generation who didn't think like this, came of age in the 1930s.
What do you think of people who choose to live a simple life?
in terms of not having a lot of material stuff, and having that be a lifestyle they have chosen?
Another thread said they could never be with someone who "lacks ambition" but what if someone's choice and goal and desire in life is to live a very simple life, which on the outside may look like not a lot of money, not a lot of "stuff," and no desire to make a lot of money or get a lot of stuff.
If you are someone who has chosen to live a very simple life, what led you to that choice? What does it look like for you? And how satisfying is it for you? What reactions do you get from people to your choice of living a simple life?
And for everyone out there, what do you think of people who choose to live very simply, and why does it thrill, impress, baffle, or disgust you? What is your reaction to someone who has no desire to make a lot of money or buy a lot of stuff?
My life gets more simplified by the day.
What led me to that choice is that because the opposite way of life was not making me happy. You just start looking around, reading, thinking more about what's truly important. People say it over and over, especially people who are dying, that the simple things *are* the most important. It's just that a lot of people aren't listening, or don't see or feel it. I'm surrounded by people, including my siblings, who are just *driven* to buy more, have more, get more attention.
As I said in my post above. Ambition = goals+plans to achieve them. Thats it. Its nothing negative at all.
I agree...and if your ambition is to live the simple life and you achive this...it's a good thing.
If your ambition is to live in the biggest house with the most toys but don't want to do anything to get to that place....then it's a bad thing.
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