Website owner: James Miller
What things do people pursue in life? What do they chase
after? Let us attempt to list them:
- pleasure - socializing
- fun - social status
- entertainment - high paying jobs
- sex - wealth
- eating - power
- friendship - fame
- acceptance - recognition
- big cars - financial security
- big, lovely houses - children
- luxury - ease
- many possessions - comfort
- alcohol and drugs - sleep
- thrills, excitement
There is another list of things that a certain select few
people through the ages have pursued. Let us list them:
- spiritual truth - the welfare of others
- wisdom - understanding of oneself
- spiritual understanding - inner peace
- knowledge - good health
- peacefulness - emotional balance
- marital peace and harmony - good children
What is more important in life --- spiritual understanding or
pleasure?
What is more important in life --- many possessions or a good
marriage?
What is more important in life --- inner peace or the
acceptance of others?
What is more important in life --- social status or
understanding of oneself?
What is more important in life --- good eating or good health?
What is really important in life and what isn't? What things
should we pursue? Where ought our priorities to be in this
life?
Feb 1987
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