violet wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2019 5:02 am
kinard wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2019 3:40 am
Johnsell50 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2019 2:29 am
I will go with what. What inspires me is the idea of living versus existing.
Quite right. Life is for living.
Who determines what living is? From the outside people might think a person is not living but it takes all sorts.
Not wanting to argue. It's a genuine question.
This is a very personal equation about expectaions. For me it is looking forward to what each new day will bring, not worrying that I won't be able to face the problems I might find. For me also, that means maintaining good health, or the possibility of getting back into good health if I do get ill. It does not mean being rich, it means being able to afford what I need to be happy. Believe me when I say that takes very little money, especially living in a 3rd world country, which is why I choose to live in one.
I do not believe we can judge another's happiness. I know very poor people who are happy with what they have, and very rich people who will never be happy. As a retired nurse, I also know people who are in very poor health; due to accident, injury, birth, or disease. Some of them will never be happy, and some wake every day with a smile. It is, I believe, a choice we each make every day.