A key aspect of my staying grounded in a world gone mad is that Ive never lost the sense of what it's like to struggle...to be a "have not." So even after achieving a fairly uncommon success level in life, I'm simply not wired to want to 'acquire' things beyond some point.
It varies, of course, based on what that 'thing' or 'experience' is. But I always know it when I'm there.
Dropping 20k on a beautifully engraved gun, or a painting, or a Tiffany lamp, or even a once in a lifetime experience...those things I get, and have done, and consider part of allowing yourself to enjoy life.
But 20k for a cardboard box is just...
He's been gone a long time, but I can perfectly imagine my father's ice blue eyes glaring at me in astonishment. *lol*
NDG
