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by hprotagonist
2928 days ago
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If we're talking about the anxieties that come from, say, the nagging sense that "there should be more than this to life; i have everything, why aren't i happy?": The wise ones give all their money away. "Great gifts mean great responsibilities; greater gifts, greater responsibilities!" Not to be confused with the (damaging) ideas of the "prosperity gospel", Andrew Carnegie wrote https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gospel_of_Wealth , and now we have libraries. Bill Gates is busy trying his hardest to stomp out malaria. Paul Allen is trying his best to do as much blue-sky biomedical research as possible. etc.,etc. Even if, perhaps especially if,you came into your riches by unscrupulous ways, seeing that your surplus wealth is sunk into things that matter will help you sleep better at night -- because, indeed, you're doing what you ought to be doing. |
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