Tag: contentment

  We do not feelthe lack of many thingsunless we wishto live luxuriously. — Musonius Rufus(Exile Is Not An Evil)

  One man and one aloneshall we consider rich,the man who hasacquired the abilityto want for nothingalways and everywhere. —…

Money: Super Short Story #599   She never knew how much money was enough;just that she was supposed to save more,as there…

Unhappiness: Super Short Story #529 He reminded the sulking kid… ‘If you are not grateful, you are grumpy unhappy. If…

  ‘Contentment is the greatest wealth.’  – Śākyamuni Buddha (Dhammapada) ‘The moment we are content, we have enough. The problem is…

Super Short Story #482: Tea He said he is always game for a cup of tea, other than when he…

It has been 18 years since the first movie in the series – Before Sunrise. Love that movie because it…

Sam & Sara #401: Full Sara: You ordered so much! Don’t tell me you need supper later! Sam: Well… (They…

  Super Short Story (177): Sweet Five kids were each granted a sweet wish… The first wished for……… a sweet….

Super Short Story (157): Knick-Knacks She likes to look at interesting knick-knacks that she wouldn’t buy, because she only likes…

He, a stone-cutter, saw a rich man gathering many luxuries, and wished to be like him. Suddenly, he became him….

S: A relative commented of another relative being very traditional, of waiting to first wear recently bought new clothes during…

This might come across as a little crude, but it is nevertheless true… If you often defecate too much, you…

A Tit for a Tat (316) Tit: If I’m richer, it would be better. Tat: If you don’t compare, would…

He described his plight to be a hungry man, who has no food at home, yet unable to eat outside….

A Tit for a Tat (169) Tit: Why do you keep replaying the same song? Tat: Well, if I prefer…

From ‘This is a Bad Time’ by Bruce Eric Kaplan: But why do we choose to be attached to the…

What if you said what you really want to say? What if you did what you really want to do?…

Last evening was the second time I watched ‘A Full Bright Moon’ (Yilun Mingyue) – as the opening film of…

Look! It’s Nownie* the tiny** but never the whiney!*** * Nownie: he who lives in the ‘now’ ** The smallest…