View Single Post
  #18 (permalink)  
Old 07-26-2007, 10:12 AM
Espen Espen is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 2
Espen is on a distinguished road
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan.Linehan View Post
I'd expect more.
Me too.

I was about to write a response like that to this post myself, but you beat me to it. I totally agree with your disappointment.

But this way of trying to justify the spending of their new riches isn't something new. And I can see the temptation and need to justify it. Steve is, as I know him through his writings, a conscious person to whom it is very important to live a "congruent" life in harmony with his own chosen values. And thus..

Shamou said:
Quote:
but this forum is mainly about "Personal Development" which implies a materialistic aspect... if "Personal Development" did not hold the promise of having more... why would people put in the effort to achieve it...???
How does "personal development" imply a material aspect? It implies a development of the person and possibly of the ego, which is fine to me, but I can not see where the necessary material aspect comes into the picture. It just makes me a bit sad to hear this again.

Anyway this might be the sign to move on.

Take care!

Espen
Reply With Quote