In the same vein as my last post, does money really buy us happiness, I'm asking you to watch this video. It might not bring you to a higher level of happiness; in fact, it might
make you cry. But I've never seen the message delivered this beautifully before:
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"what does he get in return..? He gets nothing. He won't be richer. Won't appear on TV. Still anonymous. And not a bit more famous. What he does receive are emotions. He witnesses happiness. Reaches a deeper understanding. Feels the love. Receives what money can't buy. A world made more beautiful.
And in your life? What is it that you desire most?"
Think about that. What do you desire most? A new car, a bigger house, a new pair of shoes, the latest iPhone...whatever it is...if you got it, would you EVER achieve the level of happiness that is visible when he sees the young girl in her school uniform? When he sees the crabby, over-worked older lady smile and give extra to a customer?
So many times, the world tells us what will make us happy. Advertising spends BILLIONS convincing us that we need this product or that life. What if they are wrong?
I'd like to start trying to live the simple kind of life in this video; where less is more and searching for a way to help and make an impact is how I "shop".
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