Last Saturday, we had a chance to go to an art gallery which showed photos of Chiang Mai in the past (and some at present). Seeing those photos, an interesting idea had come to my mind. I would ask you if you were not in the world today, which one do you choose to live between the future world (1,000 years ahead) and the past world (1,000 years ago)? Why?
For me, I choose to live in the future world because I’ve already seen some photos of the past and learnt some history when I was in elementary and secondary school, but in next 1,000 years, I won't have a chance to see or what the world would be. I want to know how the world and the people would change. What kind of dress will we be wearing? What type of music will we be listening to? How could we travel? By a hovercraft on the street? Or even by flying like Superman? Will we be living on other planets? Besides, I want to know whether the world would be like the scientists today have predicted; some said that the world would be hit by a large armageddon and exploded into pieces.
However, the past has passed and the future’s not ours to see. I keep telling myself that just live everyday as happily as I can because I don’t know how long I will be able to live in this beautiful world, so I won’t regret spending any single minute of my life.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Can Money Buy Happiness?
I was thinking about a concept of 'money & happiness' when I was choosing what universal beliefs I should take to discuss with Ajaan Liz in class. I read a belief of “I need more money” several times and every time I read it I came to question if money can buy happiness. Would having more money make you happy?
I have heard people say that money can buy you happiness. Because it is money that can fulfill most of your needs and wishes: Money keeps us alive, money gives us freedom. Money offers us ability to do what we want, and it is still money that brings us social status.
However, I wonder whether we can really be sure that while we are possessing money, the money does not possess us.
In my opinion, even when money can buy things to make you happy, it is also bring you suffering. Money makes ones fear to be poor. Money makes ones scare to be robbed. Money makes ones desperately want more and more money. Money makes ones burnt by jealousy. Money makes ones fight. These are just examples I can think of how money can bring us suffering and that somehow ruining our happiness.
To me, money is not a goal to reach to. It is actually a way that could possibly lead me to get to my goal. Of course, it might help us getting closer and much easier to happiness, but it can’t always buy happiness.
I have heard people say that money can buy you happiness. Because it is money that can fulfill most of your needs and wishes: Money keeps us alive, money gives us freedom. Money offers us ability to do what we want, and it is still money that brings us social status.
However, I wonder whether we can really be sure that while we are possessing money, the money does not possess us.
In my opinion, even when money can buy things to make you happy, it is also bring you suffering. Money makes ones fear to be poor. Money makes ones scare to be robbed. Money makes ones desperately want more and more money. Money makes ones burnt by jealousy. Money makes ones fight. These are just examples I can think of how money can bring us suffering and that somehow ruining our happiness.
To me, money is not a goal to reach to. It is actually a way that could possibly lead me to get to my goal. Of course, it might help us getting closer and much easier to happiness, but it can’t always buy happiness.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Dear friends,
Hello everyone ^^ Here comes our first blogging for English 703: Critical Appreciation and Expression class. JIBS stands for initial alphabet of our group members' nickname: Jane, Iam, Bank, and Som. Enjoy our writing and please feel free to share your idea with us!
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