Knowledge + Experience = Wisdom Episode 128
If you listened to (or watched) KEW Episode 15 about the Rat Race, you’ll know my feelings on jobs. And consumerism. And keeping up with the Joneses.
I think most human problems stem from our relationship with money. And possessions. And ownership.
Many smart people will say that this mess all started when the first (fat, white, male) humans decided they could own land. Prior to that, it never occurred to indigenous peoples that a human could claim ownership over anything except themselves.
I’m not trying to paint a picture of our ancestors as being perfect human beings, but we might need to reconsider some of the ‘advances’ we’ve made in the not-too-distant past.
— Inequality is a huge barrier to peace.
— Money doesn’t buy happiness.
— All work and no play make Jack a dull boy (or Jane or any part of the gender continuum).
Of course, the biggest challenge to me is that we can’t just bail on the whole system.
Though I did know people in college who were trying to live without money — outside the consumer society. I suppose that is possible.
But I’m searching — and a huge part of KEW is this search — for a DIFFERENT WAY TO LIVE. One that is ‘fairer’. More equanimous.
— More balanced
— Less abusive
— Less wasteful
More. . . . . .
— Sensible
I’m not sure what that is, yet, but I’m not going to stop.
I’d love to hear your thoughts.