A Good Day or a Bad Day ?

money often doesnt give you happiness. but people are either too afraid or the thought is too alien for them to see it and admit it. its called greed and social insecurities based in faulty perception.

speak for yourself money makes me happy.

Originally posted by red g jacks
speak for yourself money makes me happy.

... right...

That's.. kind of.. faulty.

Originally posted by Quark_666
just wait until you don't need it.

Originally posted by SpearofDestiny
Let's say there's a particular day in your life. On this day you find out that you have just won over One Billion Dollars. Either through the lottery, or some raffle at work, or you were in some rich person's will.

On that same day, however, you find out someone you love dearly dies.

Is this a good day, or a bad day ? And why ?

good day, because i'm a firm believer that money can buy anything. A billion dollars would help me get over any death other than mine.

Originally posted by ragesRemorse
good day, because i'm a firm believer that money can buy anything. A billion dollars would help me get over any death other than mine.

In other words: bullshit.

Originally posted by leonheartmm
money often doesnt give you happiness.

For most of my life, money hasn't been an issue; and when it wasn't an issue, it wasn't an issue.

Originally posted by Devil King
In other words: bullshit.

ummm...,no

Originally posted by ragesRemorse
ummm...,no

So, you're fine with money being a legitimate substitute for your mother being there to answer the phone, or your father being there to answer your questions? Money is often of little consolation when the intended audience isn't there to see it.

Originally posted by Devil King
So, you're fine with money being a legitimate substitute for your mother being there to answer the phone, or your father being there to answer your questions? Money is often of little consolation when the intended audience isn't there to see it.

May I point out that you can hire b**ches to do that for ya. 😉

Originally posted by dadudemon
May I point out that you can hire b**ches to do that for ya. 😉

you might, if you weren't someone who got married so young.

Originally posted by Devil King
you might, if you weren't someone who got married so young.

but....if he got a billion dollars...he could hire someone to answer his questions and answer the phone for him....no parents necessary...Am I missing something again? What does my marriage have to do with this?

Originally posted by Devil King
So, you're fine with money being a legitimate substitute for your mother being there to answer the phone, or your father being there to answer your questions? Money is often of little consolation when the intended audience isn't there to see it.

Sure, i mean i would not choose money over any life. Although, if i happened to win a Billion dollars on the death day of a loved one. I would probably be more focused on the money. That person is gone, of course im going to mourn, but having won a Billion dollars. My life would change in a monumental way. MY dreams and materialistic desires could be achieved at any moment. I would, for all intents and purposes, have a new life. The new life would help keep me from dwelling on the dead. I would not be projecting my problems and woe's on the death my loved one, as many people do when they lose a loved one. I would have no more problems from my "old life".

Originally posted by dadudemon
but....if he got a billion dollars...he could hire someone to answer his questions and answer the phone for him....no parents necessary...Am I missing something again? What does my marriage have to do with this?

yeah, everything that happened in your loving, nurturing life before you go the billion dollars.

Originally posted by ragesRemorse
That person is gone, of course im going to mourn,

that answer is far too on-topic.

Originally posted by Devil King
yeah, everything that happened in your loving, nurturing life before you go the billion dollars.

I'm still missing it. What does that have to do with being able to hire people for your lame excuses for why we need parents???

Originally posted by dadudemon
I'm still missing it. What does that have to do with being able to hire people for your lame excuses for why we need parents???

all the non-lame, legitimate reasons we have parents.

Originally posted by Devil King
all the non-lame, legitimate reasons we have parents.

And how does that answer my question?

Edit- bojankies.

Originally posted by Devil King

that answer is far too on-topic.

well, i was just trying to convey that the money would quell the pain of losing a loved one.

Originally posted by dadudemon
And how does that answer my question?

Edit- bojankies.

I'm sure in all the same non-lame, holding-on-to-mormonism-when-I'm-just-one-unanswered-prayer-away-from-atheism kind of way. The outstanding reality? That our parents, at least in my case, provided a lot more than religion or superficial responsabilty. My parents provided my understanding for what a relationship is and what unfettered love should be, as flawed as it was. If you didn't get that from your parents, then I question why their religion is an impetus for your holding on to it while so close to the cusp of atheism while assuming that your marriage is something to be considered enviable. I'm sure that's because what any child gets from his parents isn't really their perspective on religion, and more what they get from their approach to unyeilding responsability...devotion. There is no measure of loyalness exemplified by kowtowing to your parent's perspective. The best we can do is learn from theirs and build on it.

(What service is paid to them by bending knee thoughtlessly and not extrapolating their own answers? It pays little respect to their journey, much less your own. Many people encounter certainty from our parents perspective because, in turn, their parents died, and they hold it so dear out of obligation and remorse)

Anyone who finds 1 billion dollars a sound replacement for their parent's presence in their lives gets no respect from me.

Originally posted by leonheartmm
money often doesnt give you happiness. but people are either too afraid or the thought is too alien for them to see it and admit it. its called greed and social insecurities based in faulty perception.