RE: Let's Get Physical

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Just want to say this is the first post of yours I have seen as today is the first day I've thought to write and branch out from Actifit and Splinterlands.

I really enjoyed the post. I will probably have to read it again because I just woke up 10 minutes ago and my mind is a little too fuzzy to dig deep into what you wrote :)

Totally agree about people being stuck in a debt trap or consumerism trap. Borrow to get stuff that ultimately depreciates so then work harder to pay debt and get more depreciating stuff. I often hear that America is the "land of the free" but ultimately in my mind I'm thinking .... but it is so easy to become a slave to debt there.

My grandmother taught me to always avoid debt but I've grown to see it as a tool which can be useful but always understand the danger. Now my Grandmother didn't warn me to avoid money but it also is a tool which can be very useful but again avoid the danger with it. What danger with money? People put way too much faith in it and living only to get more can be a path to ruin.

Then there are assets and investments which are kind of the anti-debt. They provide money over time but only because someone else is running the wheel of debt to provide it. Or at the very least working hard to get the money to fund the payments of the asset.

Then there is our self / our own body as you wrote. We think its ours but as you mentioned how is our economy and way of doing things affecting it? I see too much food making people obese. Too much comfort keeping people from being active. Too much pollution / garbage from unnecessary products destroying our environment. The list goes on but chase for wealth and comfort isn't doing our planet or our bodies any favors.

As a Christian I take a little comfort and direction from my Bible:

Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another (Romans 13:8)
... getting in debt is bad idea... at least if money is concerned.

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal (Matthew 6:19)
... Do not rely on stuff, investments, property, or even yourself as it can be lost in a moment.

and as a Christian I've been taught to be 'in this world' but not get caught 'by the world'. In short the financial system and the greed that supports it are things that are a simple part of life. I have to learn to navigate it, see the dangers in it, and use it as I need to.... but not let myself get trapped in the futility of debt or the transient nature of wealth (none of us take it with us).

Sorry for the bible tangent there, didn't mean to preach.

Now my big task is convincing my wife that debt, wealth and money are useful but a trap to be avoided and to work towards enjoying the days we have in other ways :)

(that's going to be a big big task :D )

And final note:

Loved your post, thanks for it.



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is the first day I've thought to write and branch out from Actifit and Splinterlands.

Awesome! Welcome and you will find there is a very rich variety of written content on Hive. Just find the right people :)

I often hear that America is the "land of the free" but ultimately in my mind I'm thinking .... but it is so easy to become a slave to debt there.

Powerful words. I think that this is part of the psychological game they play, similar to corporations that make people believe that the company cares about the consumer.

What danger with money? People put way too much faith in it and living only to get more can be a path to ruin.

Have you noticed how people have a strange relationship with money? They hate it, but want more. Love it, but can never have enough. Label those with it as scammers, yet want to be like them...

The list goes on but chase for wealth and comfort isn't doing our planet or our bodies any favors.

It is "too expensive" to be environmentally friendly. Don't they know how economics works?

In short the financial system and the greed that supports it are things that are a simple part of life. I have to learn to navigate it, see the dangers in it, and use it as I need to.... but not let myself get trapped in the futility of debt or the transient nature of wealth (none of us take it with us).

And this goes back to the "tool" of it. It is a utensil to cook with, but what we make with it is up to us. At the moment, we are making a lot of low-nutrition nonsense.

Glad you are exploring more of Hive now - stay in touch! :)

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