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I am trying to take it pretty easy at the moment as there has been so much going on that I think it is good to get a little rest, although it really isn't going to plan. There is just far too much to do and yeaterday we found out that we might need to open up part of the house to see if there is moisture as well as do some other work - just in case. The "just in case" aspects of this are going to run into the several thousands and have not been accounted for in our budget at all.

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Rather than rest, I guess it is best to just get on with it all, instead of putting it off to another day, week or lifetime. Well, I think we only have one life, so I better do what I can with the one I have.

The task list for me now is to open up the inner walls to expose the attics so that we can start fleshing out the interior upstairs. This is a good area for me to work in as while it is physical, it is largely mindless demolition. Though I am physically still feeling the affects of my treatment the other day and there hasn't been much sleep this week, so I am not really keen to get started. I am counting on the "starting is the hardest part" scenario and hoping that once I get going, I will fall into a type of flow rhythm that keeps me moving. One foot in front other - repeat.

I have also been keeping an eye on the markets as more now than ever before, I am considering uasing some of it to cover some of the unexpected expenditures on the house, but I am still not keen to start down that path at all - especially at this point in the market. I feel that we aren't "that far" away from a proper run and I don't want to sell anything this far short.

I think this is what happens though, the unexpected is what has continually chipped away at life, even when prepared as I never seem prepared enough for what is to come. For example, my wife and I did our due diligence before having a child, we put money aside before, we prepped and planned, but, it was never going to be enough for the events that unfolded. The house concerns in emotional comparison don't really compare to those times at all - we survived that, we are well conditioned to survive this.

But, survival isn't really what I call living either, it is just life. At some point, the survival aspect of life has to evolve into a point where life is worth living and I don't just mean that for me personally, but all of us. When we look around the world and see the conditions that so many have, I don't think many of us would choose these conditions for ourselves and definitely not for those we love. No child chooses their life - so the conditions we are creating are an imposition on the lives that are to come.

We all want better, but what is the lowest limit, what are the highest? There seems to be no ceiling, but at least there must be a floor - but what does raising standards of living mean in context of quality of life? How is it that in many of the places where standard of living is high, depression is also? Would we want to be born into a life where standard of living is high, but we will be depressed, where we will feel that we are surviving, but not living?

My hope is that in the coming years and generations to follow, a greater sense of responsibility is felt toward the community at a global level, so people will be far more collaborative and willing to work toward the better at a macro level. For a lot of the issues we face, require a concerted effort, not from the few, but the many. I am not hopeful of seeing any major inroads during my lifetime, but I am hoping that at least there will be some movement down the path, perhaps some breakthroughs along the way that collect people together and give some direction to next steps. I see crypto and blockchains owned by us as one branch of the betterment movement, and it will fractal further to create more.

Well, perhaps after I demolish some stuff to create the space to create anew, I will be in a better frame of mind and have more to say - let's see what breaking stuff can do for rebuilding a broken mind.

When we look at the world in which we live we should probably take the position that we are all in this together - there is nowhere to go but here. Maybe then we would work as a community.

Taraz
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Breaking stuff and throwing yourself in a challenge like this might make you forget about so many things. I think cooperation is very important and we as a society have been lacking this for a long time.

We can't choose how and where we are born. We can't choose the parents, the social status when we are just a baby. But once we grow, we can choose our attitude. It is the greatest freedom of them all.

I also find that only surviving is not living. It's just killing time. From all of the fears, I think this is the worst :living for nothing than bare necessities. A horrible reality for some who just move numbed throughout their life. I dream of a society where people will wake up every day feeling the joy of doing what they love. That would be awesome.

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But once we grow, we can choose our attitude. It is the greatest freedom of them all.

I think that a lot of us leave our attitude up to events that take place, reactive rather than active.

From all of the fears, I think this is the worst :living for nothing than bare necessities.

Perhaps this is where art comes into it heavily, everyone can be an artist of some kind, no matter what they have available or are lacking.

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I think the idea of alot of people just surviving instead of actually living is paid little or no attention.
Perhaps because they have a job or just somewhere they go every day to earn money and somehow they are automatically expected to be 'okay'.
Although with the recent pandemic I must confess that there seems to be a glimmer of hope of people actually coming together for one another in little ways. Perhaps we can hold until that for now.

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Maybe the pandemic has woken some people up to what their life might actually be, as they have to spend more time in it - less time avoiding at work or in commute.

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Hmmm. Interesting view. I never thought of it that way but that actually makes a whole lot of sense. Having more time to actually sit and reflect on certain things which we would normally be to occupied to even consider doing.

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Thank you. I appreciate.

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Maybe a good message for me today as I was also pondering all of the sacrifices we make to keep others happy.
But my reasoning is that it is our duty as they have nothing and we enjoy doing it.
Would or should I give this up to live a better life, a life with no worries?
There is no such thing as life issues all of us with regular bags of worries.

Introspection is always a good thing but the troubles weigh heavily on the mind.
I don't think that there is any of that don't have one trouble or another.
Of course gathering as a true community in support of each other is a great ideal to strive for, as it it no fun to have to face one's mountains alone.
But such is life and we just have to keep going!

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But my reasoning is that it is our duty as they have nothing and we enjoy doing it.

Gain on both sides. The challenge is the "give a man a fish" problem though - eventually all of us will have to stand alone - at least try.

as it it no fun to have to face one's mountains alone.

it is also no fun to enjoy life alone in my experience - the best movie is not that great, the greatest steak tastes bland, the wonderful sunset becomes nothing more than some pretty light - sharing adds the value. This is why social media has taken off as it has, we are disconnected as individuals and craving the feeling of sharing life with others- so we turn to a platform, instead of make a friend.

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Little hungry children has no say in the matter my friend. They need to be fed anf if the un-employment rate is at 60% there are many parents only on a state subsidy.
Google "Sats SA" and see what I am talking about.

Hahaha, we don't do movies and we don't do the best steaks. Sunsets will never lose their lustre and social media sucks.
We are on a diet of platonic personal relationships, where only daily moans and groans are offered.
Thankfully nature offers us solace and renewal.

Hope that you are coping with the bereavement.

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It is a process problem and if the processes upstream don't change, there will be a growing number of hungry children with no say that need to be fed - but the stream is so large it just waterfalls over the cliff. The entire economic world is broken globally, it just presents itself in different ways at the local level.

Grilling a steak at home for one would be a sad affair in my opinion :)

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Grilling chicken at home for two is not so bad lol.

I cannot agree with you more, change has to happen at the top if we are to be placed on a course for survival.
We cannot go on like this, for we will surely see dooms day soon. The economic world, is indeed in serious trouble. And if you look at how the poor live here, and in other countries, you will see the true reality of the situation.

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My hope is that in the coming years and generations to follow, a greater sense of responsibility is felt toward the community at a global level, so people will be far more collaborative and willing to work toward the better at a macro level. For a lot of the issues we face, require a concerted effort, not from the few, but the many. I am not hopeful of seeing any major inroads during my lifetime, but I am hoping that at least there will be some movement down the path, perhaps some breakthroughs along the way that collect people together and give some direction to next steps.

It would be great to see some changes but I wouldn't hold my breath though. Some counties will make some progress while others will remain where they are or even worse.

I see crypto and blockchains owned by us as one branch of the betterment movement, and it will fractal further to create more.

It is definitely a good start and I'm hoping more will join to help build this place and not just to take advantage of the others and than leave. We own this place but many needs to understand that without investment, development will not be possible.

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Yep, I am not holding my breath and as said, I don't think I will see significant changes in my life time. However, changing our own behaviors is key, no matter where we live.

We own this place but many needs to understand that without investment, development will not be possible.

The age old problem - we don't invest into ourselves, we rent from others.

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@tarazkp, Is Europe's economy in recession because of the corona virus? I feel your financial difficulties. I hope your difficulties will be solved.

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It'd be not a bad idea if people get to see that they can actually set their own values and standards. Being able to see that, can reduce all the crappy stress people suffer from. A great country like japan for instance, has everything a society needs by all appearances. But, as you said, the depression is a big part of the life they are living. The perfectionist mentality is a great idea, but we don't have to forget we are not perfect beings and we are full of flaws.

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Perhaps the depression is high because the high standard of living tends to come with high costs which means people are still just surviving despite the high standards?

Get some rest at some point or you're going to truncate your one life XP

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