Posted February 10, 2016 I always knew that money, people, property, intelligence, career, certificates, etc. cannot satisfy a person, in fact, they take the person away and they become the person him/herself. That's why see huge egos in this small people. All the success in the world can lose its meaning with one unsuccessful act. Nonetheless, you can become ill and your life collapses on you. I have got a very helpful, happy, caring "friend" (he is very rich that's why I use quotes, he is nobody's friend). He was originally my cousin's friend and when I was in Istanbul he took us with his latest model of BMW to have fun outside. It was fun. He then told us to come his home. We went to his home a servant like woman opened the door. We went to upstairs and that was where I saw his mother sitting on a chair in front of the window. My cousin told me that she was cancer and she sits like that all the time. She didn't welcome her son. She even didn't even know that we were there. She died after 2 years. It was sad but also a lesson to me. The professor in my university who founded our department knows 8 languages, no need to say he is a very intelligent man. He is very rich and has many friends who love him. He controls 450 students and 6 doctors and professors. But he has serious health problems. He is 110 kilos and he has to go to toilet all the time because of diabetes. He is stressful all the time. His wife left him alone, he has no children and he is 50+ years old. I have many examples for this topic but even this quote is enough for how I feel like about success and a "good" life. What makes a good life for you? I don't know yet! “I hope everybody could get rich and famous and will have everything they ever dreamed of, so they will know that it's not the answer.” -Jim Carrey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 10, 2016 A good life is highly subjective! I see a good life as having a deep sense of fulfillment and happiness like observing a beautiful sunset over the ocean and being in awe of it. It's drinking a hot cup of coffee and savoring the aroma and feeling deeply relaxed. A good life is being completely free and being completely absorbed in a flow state. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 10, 2016 I agree with Zane. Every person has a different idea of a "good life". For my ex, money = success and he wouldn't be happy until he had a lot of it (or at least was able to look like he did). That's why he's my ex! For me, a good life is being content and comfortable. I only need my family and an place to retreat from the world. Material comfort is nice, but more along the lines of "We don't have to worry about where food is coming from or how bills are getting paid, and we can buy the nice toilet paper and organic food if we want", not "We have to have the best and most of everything". I'm pretty easy to please. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
