Life is short! That’s what was the unanimous answer of respondents (aged 70 to 100 and above) in a survey, when asked – “What are the most important lessons you have learned over your life?” “Life is short,” a retired engineer told the researcher. “It passes in a nanosecond.” A 99-year-old woman said, “I don’t know what happened, but the next thing you know you are 100.” Well, this research study was forwarded to me last night by a tribesman, Sudhir, and it led me to write this post, one not really on investing but on the more essential things in life – lessons on how to live life. Being all of 21, I am no expert in doling out any advice on “living” life, so I won’t venture out doing that. All I want to reiterate is what the elderly in the survey advice as far as “money and stuff” is concerned. What’s their advice? Here are 10 that I have culled out from the site dedicated to this project, called The Legacy Project… You could be very happy with almost nothing if you had a loving family, and you weren’t competing with a lot of other people who had more than you did. Don’t be a starving artist, but don’t be ruled by possessions or an overwhelming urge to make money. You don’t want your things to own you. Live within your means. Avoid debt. If you can’t pay for it now, don’t buy it. Be ready to tell this to yourself soon – “Enough is enough!” Time spent earning enough money is time reasonably well spent. Time earning an excess of money far beyond that required to meet one’s needs, however, is time wasted. Material things are useful, but good relationships with God and the people around you make life worth living. Money isn’t everything. Take time to have some fun in life. It’s not all dreary and dog-eat-dog. Stop and smell the roses. Accumulating stuff is of little importance. What is important is accumulating love of each other, of your children and of life-long friends and extending that love to those less fortunate than you are. Life is short, so find work you love. Work ought to be chosen for its intrinsic value, and for its sense of enjoyment, sense of purpose. Life is much too short to spend doing something you don’t like, even for a few years. Focus on gratitude and giving thanks.
Posted on: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 04:05:14 +0000
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