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Invest in real estate. It's called "parking your money." Rent out the apartments and you will have a stable income for the rest of your life. Then you could pursue the things further up on Maslow. Don't "win" the money. A life purpose could get you there.

Well, I tried almond milk, like it was suggested in Leo's clip. The one above is the one I tried. I don't mind the taste, but other family members do mind it. They prefer regular whole milk.

I really love your suggestion! I was in India. I met a good friend working as a bilingual teacher. He was my colleague from China on a foreign exchange program in India. We became good friends there. Now we're both in the US. He's now studying his Masters in Bilingual Education. We live a good 14 hrs drive away from each other but wish to meet. Yes, travelling and living in a different country for years is an excellent opportunity and experience.

@sleeperstakes In the beginning when I started, I have multiple interests / passions too. To help me decide, I tried to find the interest I'm best at and move on from there. Pick a major at the university that best matches your interest.

@The Monk That book led to my career and life purpose - a very powerful book. You must've seen this diagram (B-I triangle) in the book. To me, it's an interesting life puzzle to solve. If you pair this up with Spiral Dynamics, you got your life purpose. It's easier said than done.

@The Monk This is an interesting post at a very critical time in your life. That's ok. Have a little fun with it. Look into the local newspapers, sites like Monster.com, and your university to see which are the most attractive careers for you. Talk to the university career counsellor and your high school counsellor about your interests and how they could match up to a career. At the same time, you could start working on your entrepreneurship. Start by making a blog on Facebook or do YouTube on what you love to do - in other words, your interests. It's free to start here. However, first start reading about it and what it is. I highly recommend: Guide to Investing by Robert Kiyosaki

I love cats too.

@AilinKyung If your external environment is troubling you internally in subtle ways, and you find it that way because your thoughts are there, try going to a quiet place, like the library, and be in the present for a minute and let go of everything (all the stories you've experienced during the day). Then, after you cleared up some thoughts, be prepared to work on something. Remember, when you are present in another environment, everything else that you've previously experienced doesn't really exist. They are just trains of thoughts.

Why are you lying? Just be yourself. Why do you feel the need to lie? Not all lies are "bad."

Sure, I could try that too. Next time I'll get that when I go to the store. This was my first smoothie from the ninja blender. I'll get those when I visit the store. Yes, boost up the nutrients. But, I do know that everyone is balanced in different ways when they take their blood test.

@Preetom It's normal and part of the process. Even when you're experiencing higher states, like bliss, it's normal. It comes and it goes. It passes. Keep a journal of your journey. Express it in your life purpose in tactful ways so that the wisdom gets passed on to those who are ready for it.

Your choice of working a day job, living a minimalist lifestyle, and pursuing entrepreneurship is totally fine. If you have that discipline, go for it. The reason why many families would want you to go the route of school, university, and a career is because a career could be more secure in the long run. It's a plan B. For example, a government job in the US has a pension plan. Another thing to look into are children coming from rich / famous families. If you take a look at Bill Gates and Gordon Ramsay (the chef), I heard that they are not going to inherit the millions / billions they are earning through passive income to their children. They are planning to give the wealth to charity (philanthropy). The reason for that is because there's an old saying, "The first generation starts the wealth. The second generation maintains the wealth, and the third generation loses the wealth." I'm sure you heard of the term "spoiled rich kids." Sometimes it doesn't even take 3 generations. That's why if you take a look into those type of families, they are still putting their children through education, and making them earn on their own. At the same time, the parents teach them about passive income / entrepreneurship. School is a discipline. You are put in the spot to make decisions. Are you good at science or the arts? What are you going to major in? How will you take the skills that you learned in your major and turn it into career / entrepreneurship?

If you want to pursue business / entrepreneurship, it starts now. Try to turn something you love to do into entrepreneurship. Are you able to do this? They say that it's a good idea to pursue a diploma and even your bachelors degree at the university because that will give you a higher chance at a decent career. A career can relate to what you love to do more than just any job, and it could be higher pay, fewer hours, and more benefits while you are going for business / entrepreneurship. It depends on the person's situation. Does the person have to support himself / herself right away? What if the business doesn't work in the time frame of 3 yrs? Is there a plan B? I think even if you are very lucky to have parents or close family members to support you, it's a good idea to become financially independent by yourself. In this way, you could find out more about yourself and discover your higher potential within. If you depend on others, this may be a lot harder.

@Pelin You're welcome. I wonder why you say that you'll never return. There is always hope and nowadays different ways to travel and stay in touch with family. I know you already know that people work remotely. It would be wonderful to work just from your smartphone. For this, a person has to be creative and work his/her way towards it. If there is a will there's a way. It can be done. Some people do this and travel business class or first class. You get cushy seats, and it reclines into a bed. There are frequent flyer miles programs too. Well, this is not the main point. What do you think? Every minute life is already a phenomenal adventure. It's meant to be lived to the fullest. Just taking a baby step (an action) changes the whole thing. Those baby steps could add up to something wonderful.

@Pelin I think it's awesome if both of you decide to make that move. The children will get exposed to the world better if they grow up in two different parts of the world instead of one. You will see the difference in having multiple backgrounds. "The world is a great book of which they who never stir from home read only one page." - Augustine As for work, yes, it's a good idea once you reach a new place to try to find work that you like. At the same time try to go for passive income online. For example, like actualized.org . Leo is earning through people purchasing his life purpose course. Do a life's calling (life purpose) that you like and meaningful. A great starter book to read is Guide to Investing by Robert Kiyosaki for passive income. Once you got that figured out look at Leo's Spiral Dynamics clip and there's a book on Spiral Dynamics. I've listed both books in the book list section of the forum. Btw, looks like you're planning to stay long term. Make sure all your legal documents (passport, visa, etc.) are long term stay. This is #1 priority. Do this now. Beautiful flight map, btw.

Yes, I agree. Let me add: if an artist has that kind of a mind, the artist will probably still have to work things out. No one is perfect. For example, the artist may not want to procrastinate, and later the artist tries useful techniques to help in not procrastinating. To work things out is also an art.

LOL!!! Cool!

Respecting other people's boundaries - so not respecting someone's boundaries is a limiting belief. I'm talking about how people in general relate to other people and what they find most important in life. What is a person's core values? Think about it. It's a very sensitive topic. Sometimes a person will only talk about this with another person of similar core values. One person's core values may be a taboo to another person's core values. So they stay away not wanting to go into it. There may be a big misunderstanding if two people of different core values start talking to each other. Radical open-mindedness is needed for discussion. Life experience is needed for discussion.

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It's amazing...

We're all one, the infinite awareness, and so when we talk to each other, we're only talking to ourselves. At least sometimes when we do that, we plant seeds into each other's minds that will grow later - hopefully. This boy did that... ( I do notice that if I'm the boy's mom, I wouldn't let him go out like that at such a young age and talk to strangers. Also, obviously, twinkies and those drinks are unhealthy. Other than that, it's beautiful. )