If someone comes up and gives you a playful slap on the shoulder, and you react *really* badly, saying it hurts, that's a bit silly, if you're perfectly average... and if you don't have a horrible case of sunburn on that shoulder. But if you need to heal from a horrible case of sunburn, your reaction isn't all that bad.
Of course, a sunburn is easy - everyone can be sunburned! A sore spot on the psyche can induce all kinds of guilt, as if one is supposed to have a perfect, spotless psyche.
Second, money exists to make you happier. Sometimes, it's to make you happier insofar as you have a roof over your head or food in your stomach. Other times, it's to make you happier because you have a happy-making product or service. You never want to spend rent or food money on luxuries, but money you're just holding on to, that's not needed, doesn't do its job of making you happy. Thrift can be good - saving up money so you can do something you *really* enjoy, rather than letting money slip away. But unless spending actually makes you unhappier than not, well, that's why people try to earn money - for nice things, to have or experience.
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Date: 2011-06-05 10:43 pm (UTC)If someone comes up and gives you a playful slap on the shoulder, and you react *really* badly, saying it hurts, that's a bit silly, if you're perfectly average... and if you don't have a horrible case of sunburn on that shoulder. But if you need to heal from a horrible case of sunburn, your reaction isn't all that bad.
Of course, a sunburn is easy - everyone can be sunburned! A sore spot on the psyche can induce all kinds of guilt, as if one is supposed to have a perfect, spotless psyche.
Second, money exists to make you happier. Sometimes, it's to make you happier insofar as you have a roof over your head or food in your stomach. Other times, it's to make you happier because you have a happy-making product or service. You never want to spend rent or food money on luxuries, but money you're just holding on to, that's not needed, doesn't do its job of making you happy. Thrift can be good - saving up money so you can do something you *really* enjoy, rather than letting money slip away. But unless spending actually makes you unhappier than not, well, that's why people try to earn money - for nice things, to have or experience.