Everybody Wants Something

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Everybody wants something.
A corporate high flier may want his wife for sex, or to look after the children, or to keep his indiscretions secret and the family intact for appearance's sake. The wife may want him for economic purposes or to show relatives and friends that she has a happy family.
A worker may want to keep his job in order to put food on the table may need to suck up to his boss.
Children want their parents to provide for them, parents may want their children to look after them in future or to compare with other peoples' children.

Wouldn't it be lovely not to want anything from anyone? Go about life without the need to please anyone or cater to anyone's whims and fancies.
Know of anyone like that? Would you like to be like that?
 
angie II said:
yes i am going 2 take an afternoon nap soon n do not wish 2 be disturbed by anyone :rolleyes:
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You do want something.
You want not to be disturbed by anyone. :)
 
jw5 said:
Everybody wants something.
A corporate high flier may want his wife for sex, or to look after the children, or to keep his indiscretions secret and the family intact for appearance's sake. The wife may want him for economic purposes or to show relatives and friends that she has a happy family.
A worker may want to keep his job in order to put food on the table may need to suck up to his boss.
Children want their parents to provide for them, parents may want their children to look after them in future or to compare with other peoples' children.

Wouldn't it be lovely not to want anything from anyone? Go about life without the need to please anyone or cater to anyone's whims and fancies.

Know of anyone like that? Would you like to be like that?
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I think a mother's love can be selfless. You just want the best of your kid, you don't care if you have to sacrifice just to bring him up. I know that I want to be that kind of mom at least. :)

People nowadays are very cynical and blind. Say as a girl i don't want anything from the bf, would he believe or be cynical about it? Moreover, would he appreciate or understand the significance?

I think life is about give and take. Sad to say, what you describe, is mostly true in our society now. The give and take becomes conditional and the motive is self serving.

I think that it's lovely not to want anything from anyone and live life freely. I've done that, and for most people in my life, i'm still practising that. It's like a journey of learning on an emotional front.

What you are describing are the more negative examples of give and take.
You are implying, rightly, that in our society, many times when people give, they do so for selfish reasons.

Not everyone is self centred, or selfish. And not everyone who is selfish, is like that all the time.

There are so much more positive examples out there, like say how Obama's grandmother sacrificed financially in order to put him through school. She didn't even live to see him elected president.

Perhaps you can say that she wants him to be a better person given that she could be a strict lady.

Can you say that this want is selfish? In this case, if that was what she wanted (we wouldn't know because we aren't her), would that be a positive example of wanting something from someone? :)

Not giving is also a selfish thing. Sometimes in order to live freely, one has to be selfish.

So it depends on what we want in life. It depends on what we are like and what we find fufilling or what we think we need to do or is the right thing to do, even if it's detrimental to us. (Eg: self sacrifice)
 
Then have to remain single like monk in temple.
 
Cestbon said:
Then have to remain single like monk in temple.
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No. It's about give and take. :p;):)

Even monks have to give service to temple, cannot sit around and loaf and only chant sutras and not clean temples. :cool:
 
lolabunny said:
No. It's about give and take. :p;):)

Even monks have to give service to temple, cannot sit around and loaf and only chant sutras and not clean temples. :cool:
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well u can start by servicing me... :D Lead By Example :rolleyes:
 
jw5 said:
Everybody wants something.
A corporate high flier may want his wife for sex, or to look after the children, or to keep his indiscretions secret and the family intact for appearance's sake. The wife may want him for economic purposes or to show relatives and friends that she has a happy family.
A worker may want to keep his job in order to put food on the table may need to suck up to his boss.
Children want their parents to provide for them, parents may want their children to look after them in future or to compare with other peoples' children.
Wouldn't it be lovely not to want anything from anyone? Go about life without the need to please anyone or cater to anyone's whims and fancies.
Know of anyone like that? Would you like to be like that?
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Be another bill gates.. you dont need to please anyone...
 
lolabunny
I do think that everyone is self centred and selfish, call me cynical if you like. :)
Even the mother who loves her child is not selfless. Try asking her to love other peoples' children like her own. I will then admit that this is a really good person.
 
jw5 said:
lolabunny
I do think that everyone is self centred and selfish, call me cynical if you like. :)
Even the mother who loves her child is not selfless. Try asking her to love other peoples' children like her own. I will then admit that this is a really good person.
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there are mothers who love their adopted children as much. Angelina Jolie? :)

all kinds of people make up this world. :)
 
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