[kj] Jaz would nt appreciate this article

[iPat]

i think you make some good points Peter, however you need to measure
in a different way. While people have more visible personal wealth
they have also lost a lot. You may have the wealth to buy a mountain
bike but to go somewhere to actually use it may be more difficult as
the urban sprawl uses up the green belt. How can you measure that in
comparison to someone who had access to nature even thoughthey didnt
have a MTB?

The value of my life when i lie on my deathbed will not be measured by
the number of sovereign rings i have on my hand but on the depth of
experiences i had and whether it made my life fulfilled.

My son could get a phone tomorrow and he'll be happy to a certain
extent but what value it has is another question. He hasnt earnt it
has he. So a lot of these collectable trash may give us teh impression
that we are richer, more affluent but it really doesnt satisfy us
otherwise we wouldnt consume more. So is it a false value that is
really a distraction from where true wealth lies?

so a question, what is the most valuable thing in your life?

btw, we had this conversation b4 Peter. I posted the lyrics (see
below) but obviously they didnt persuade you otherwise. Why ask a
question if you already have your mind made up? Opinion and truth are
two different things.

On Apr 4, 2005 2:41 PM, peter.west410 <peter.west410 at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> "The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer"
> 
> How many times have you heard that?
> From my observations this is completely untrue,The population is
-- 
iPat
TRUE HAPPINESS (THIS WAY LIES) 

And have you ever wanted something so badly
That it possessed your body and your soul
Through the night and through the day?
Until you finally get it
And then you realise
That it wasn't what you wanted after all
And then those self same sickly little thoughts
Now go and attach themselves to something ... or somebody, new!
And the whole Goddamn thing starts all over again

Well, I've been crushing the symptoms
But I can't locate the cause
Could God really be so cruel?
To give us feelings
That could never be fulfilled
Baby ...

I've got my sights set on you
I've got my sight set on you
And someday, someday, someday
You'll come my way
But when you put your arms around me
I'll be looking over your shoulder
For something new ... because
I ain't ever found peace upon the breast of a girl
I ain't ever found peace with the religion of the world
I ain't ever found peace at the bottom of a glass

Sometimes it seems
The more I ask for
The less I receive
Sometimes it seems
The more I ask for
The less I receive

The only true freedom is freedom from the heart's desires
And the only true happiness ... this way lies