Comments on: Rich Lessons From David in Diamondonia

By: Martin Wildam

Martin Wildam — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:03:43 +0000

You are right that it can be a pitfall to think short-term when focusing on happiness. See also my comment at http://1-2-solved.blogspot.com/2008/10/highly-happy-people.html?showComment=1223226000000#c9204842153301408869

By: Heshy

Heshy — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:58:51 +0000

You're right money is only the tool. Happiness is part of a worthy goal- but not "the goal" in my opinion. Happiness can lead to short term thinking. That's why I loosely use the term "success" as the goal- it combines happiness, living in the moment (enjoying what your doing) and achievement/accomplishment. Success= Think+Do+Enjoy As I conclude in my latest post: "The unifying answer to all of these is our view of money, materialism and externalizes. You can count on those to make you a success or you can count on your soul."

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Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:53:25 +0000

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By: Martin Wildam

Martin Wildam — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:43:39 +0000

Money (diamonds, candles) is only the tool – the main goal should be to be happy – how true!

http://1-2-solved.blogspot.com/2008/10/highly-happy-people.html

By: Martin Wildam

Martin Wildam — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:14:56 +0000

I lately remembered the story about diamondia several times and I also do think now, that I also got your latest lesson yet.

There are really many lessons from this story.

BTW: I am reading now more often fairy tales to my little son. I think there are many fairy tales with many lessons we might have forgotten (or never understood). My little son is a good opportunity to read those stories again.

By: Martin Wildam

Martin Wildam — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:13:09 +0000

I am not sure if I got your final lesson right, but actually no matter if candles or diamonds everybody somehow tries to get that what is needed to survive.

Diamonds, candles or money are just one things that have value and can be exchanged for other products that are needed for living also.

I agree with you that those things are just “tools” to get us to our goals but in the story (and in the real world) it somehow melts together – “getting rich is getting to your goals” – something like this. I am not sure how true this is, but it would be a very interesting discussion.

Actually from my point of view your final lesson is for me more a new issue that needs further thinking than it is a lesson.