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Originally posted by dimple2001
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Originally posted by dimple2001
No cell phone, no i-phone, no ipad, no cable, no dish, no flat screen mega TV, no ipod, no e-readers, no etc......
I am happy...well.... am absolutely technologically obsolete...but happy without expenses, bills or payments
Are you really living without 'No cell phone, no i-phone, no ipad, no cable, no dish, no flat screen mega TV, no ipod, no e-readers, no etc'?
I am surprised that you are still married.
seenappa
1. Yep, I am really without any of the above and don't miss anything, except the cell phone once a while.
2. I am married to my wife...not the gizmos...so, yes, happily married
I love reading, so thought about ipad or kindle, but I love the fell and smell of paper books and the vast collection I have.
Jahapanah tusi great ho! Seriously, you're 'da-man'. Actually, it's the same here. I love reading too, and there's no match of that paper smell. Very happy with my old projection tv and Dvd player and a basic cellphone. I am also not purturbed by i-generation gizmos (iphone, ipad, ipod, ithis, ithat, kindle shindle...), and find my peace with whatever I have.
I am of the view that more you live your life like they did in 1950 to 1980s, the more happy you are. This is what I strive and aspire as each day passes, and believe me at the end of the day I get an immense peace of mind and happiness.
This reminds me of the movie "Into the Wild" where a youth abandones everything to live off in the Alaskan wild. But things doesn't turnout as expected and he dies of starvation.
Here's the wikipedia article on the real person behind the movie.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_McCandless
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Pujya Gurudev, Swami Chinmayananda has put the equation of happiness in a very simple formula: Happiness H = Desires fulfilled / Desires entertained. The one who has minimum desires is most happy. To put in other words, one who has little and wants less is happier than the one who has much and wants more!
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anyone good at algebra would understand this simple yet powerful formula.
one more person / website i stumbled upon recently is http://www.lovingsilence.org/ you can read about his experiences and follow him on facebook.
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Posted on: 09-08-10 17:55:12
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Originally posted by ashedfc
Hi Dimple2001,
The very fact that you are replying to this blog at CD, proves that you are not away from tech. You have proved your statement as incorrect.
No, I am not away from technology. I just don't chase the latest and stay with whatever I need , rather than going after "wants". That's why I feel I am "obsolete", but not incompetent.
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Dimple2001
I think the objective might be to keep wants at a minimum and be contended rather than running after them .... One may be contended with a basic PC and then yet another may want an I Pad as well as an I Phone 4 G ........ What ever makes one comfortable ............... I personally belong to the former category though I must admit I have hardly used my PC since my laptop came 4 yrs ago ...
On an unrelated note , I was at the Apple Store @ Sherway Gardens yday and OMG -- what a crowd and what gadgets ..... Is Apple slated to rise high with contemporary products like the i pad and the I Phone 4G ..... I mean Apple was always around but Mac based systems were never the rage of the day unlike these 2 products ............ There s still a line up for the 4G ...
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Fido.
This not only pertains to electronics but also clothes, shoes, furniture,kitchen gadget,kitchenware etc.
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This not only pertains to electronics but also clothes, shoes, furniture,kitchen gadget,kitchenware etc.
yeah yeah, go to himalayas and do tapascharya..ok here go to Calgary.
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Doing so you might even have chance to get Julia.... http://www.canadiandesi.com/read.php?TID=28725
