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| − | In | + | In the meantime, ancient as I am, those old [https://spontaneousreview.com/hypnosis-bootcamp-review/ Hypnosis Bootcamp] childish thoughts of 'if I only had $$$$, I could be really happy' still come back to haunt me from time to time, although far less frequently. I've actually discovered that those childish thoughts of 'more' = 'better' that I carried over from childhood into to adulthood are really just pipe dreams. However, at the same time, they're deadly pipe dreams because, rather than dream-fulfillers, my desires for more are actually dream killers. Here's the pattern: a) I want more, so therefore b) I need to sell my services, so that, as a result c) I can get paid money to buy what I want. |
| − | + | So, what's the problem with that? As it turns out, when we're paid for performance (or punished for non-performance, we effectively kill our joy of accomplishment. What we sell in order to buy 'more', winds up being our soul. In a sense, Karl Marx accurately described the soul-deadening effects of capitalism, only not for the reasons he suspected. Once again, the pursuit of happiness in the guise of 'more' can be distilled down to childhood fantasy translated into adult terms. | |
| − | + | The cult of 'happiness equals more' causes all of us - children as well as adults - to empty our passions of their intrinsic meaning and value. Rather than experiencing the joy of creativity, we subjugate our feelings to a 'higher' value of economic gain. Sooner or later, that subjugation will come back to haunt us when we suddenly realize that our lives have become nearly joyless rote repetitions of intrinsically meaningless behavior for the sake of a promised reward that never comes. Ouch! | |
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In the meantime, ancient as I am, those old Hypnosis Bootcamp childish thoughts of 'if I only had $$$$, I could be really happy' still come back to haunt me from time to time, although far less frequently. I've actually discovered that those childish thoughts of 'more' = 'better' that I carried over from childhood into to adulthood are really just pipe dreams. However, at the same time, they're deadly pipe dreams because, rather than dream-fulfillers, my desires for more are actually dream killers. Here's the pattern: a) I want more, so therefore b) I need to sell my services, so that, as a result c) I can get paid money to buy what I want.
So, what's the problem with that? As it turns out, when we're paid for performance (or punished for non-performance, we effectively kill our joy of accomplishment. What we sell in order to buy 'more', winds up being our soul. In a sense, Karl Marx accurately described the soul-deadening effects of capitalism, only not for the reasons he suspected. Once again, the pursuit of happiness in the guise of 'more' can be distilled down to childhood fantasy translated into adult terms.
The cult of 'happiness equals more' causes all of us - children as well as adults - to empty our passions of their intrinsic meaning and value. Rather than experiencing the joy of creativity, we subjugate our feelings to a 'higher' value of economic gain. Sooner or later, that subjugation will come back to haunt us when we suddenly realize that our lives have become nearly joyless rote repetitions of intrinsically meaningless behavior for the sake of a promised reward that never comes. Ouch!
