Future You

CuriousIncel2 · 2020-05-24T01:29:39+00:00

"I wish everyone would achieve everything they dream of, so they know it's not the answer"

Jim Carrey

onefoxyman · 2020-05-24T16:03:56+00:00

Personally, I like "why can't everybody just shut up and let me do whatever I want, all the time."

IAmJacksGagReflex · 2020-05-24T18:16:04+00:00

I have three. The first is a quote, the second is an answer to a question and that 3rd is a Brazilian story.

Attachment is the root of suffering.

- Buddha

The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, he said:

“Man.
Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money.
Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.
And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present;
the result being that he does not live in the present or the future;
he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.”

There was once a businessman who was sitting by the beach in a small Brazilian village.
As he sat, he saw a Brazilian fisherman rowing a small boat towards the shore having caught quite few big fish.
The businessman was impressed and asked the fisherman, “How long does it take you to catch so many fish?”
The fisherman replied, “Oh, just a short while.”
“Then why don’t you stay longer at sea and catch even more?” The businessman was astonished.
“This is enough to feed my whole family,” the fisherman said.
The businessman then asked, “So, what do you do for the rest of the day?”
The fisherman replied, “Well, I usually wake up early in the morning, go out to sea and catch a few fish, then go back and play with my kids. In the afternoon, I take a nap with my wife, and evening comes, I join my buddies in the village for a drink — we play guitar, sing and dance throughout the night.”

The businessman offered a suggestion to the fisherman.
“I am a PhD in business management. I could help you to become a more successful person. From now on, you should spend more time at sea and try to catch as many fish as possible. When you have saved enough money, you could buy a bigger boat and catch even more fish. Soon you will be able to afford to buy more boats, set up your own company, your own production plant for canned food and distribution network. By then, you will have moved out of this village and to Sao Paulo, where you can set up HQ to manage your other branches.”

The fisherman continues, “And after that?”
The businessman laughs heartily, “After that, you can live like a king in your own house, and when the time is right, you can go public and float your shares in the Stock Exchange, and you will be rich.”
The fisherman asks, “And after that?”
The businessman says, “After that, you can finally retire, you can move to a house by the fishing village, wake up early in the morning, catch a few fish, then return home to play with kids, have a nice afternoon nap with your wife, and when evening comes, you can join your buddies for a drink, play the guitar, sing and dance throughout the night!”
The fisherman was puzzled, “Isn’t that what I am doing now?”

DangZagnut · 2020-05-23T23:57:14+00:00

"I have something to say, it's better to burn out than fade away!"

I'm thinking of putting up a tech video myself, only mine would be very very stupid.

LonelyBobcat · 2020-05-24T02:09:22+00:00

It is cheesy but I always enjoyed 'may the bridges I burn light the way'.

Might be time to practice your motto more than that one though.

rabbit8lol · 2020-05-24T14:20:54+00:00

The truth will set you free.

MyShitDoesStink · 2020-05-24T15:18:33+00:00

"Someone is boring me, I think it is me." - Dylan Thomas

It reminds me to try and live my life to the fullest.

IAmJacksGagReflex · 2020-05-24T21:14:21+00:00

Actually, here's a new one I just found today:

“The satisfactions of manifesting oneself concretely in the world through manual competence have been known to make a man quiet and easy.”

- Matt Crawford, Shop Class as Soulcraft

Title	Future You
Author	MandoManCodes
Upvotes	1
Comments	18
Date	May 23, 2020 11:55 PM UTC (6 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MGTOW2
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