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How can we ever be happy?


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J. John, the famous preacher speaks of how he was once asked at a funeral “Did your uncle leave much?” he replied “O yes - he left everything”.

He also said that the problem of the rat race is, even if you win, you are still a rat.
If you can’t take it with you, and you will never have enough - then the rat race itself better be fun - and I wonder if it is and for how many?
Sadly, we have bought the great lie. The great deception.
Schopenhauer, the 19th century philosopher said that this great lie is like seawater - the more we drink, the thirstier we become. Coveting is based on an illusion - it cannot deliver what it promises. We can of course experience temporary highs from presents, a new car, a pay rise - but how long does the effect last? How long before we are thirsty again?

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Think Question BelieveBy Kevin O'Brien