Such Irony
Honor Thy Inferior
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i think it depends on the sorts of things you are referring to. travel & other fun experiences--yes, do it now but i'd still save money too. i don't agree with work, work, work and wait until you retire to have fun. you could get hit by a bus tomorrow. but...consistently doing things like drugs, overeating, risky sex--just might kill you, so no thanks. also, if you don't save anything and just rack up debt you could have big problems down the road. different people find pleasure in different things. a large screen plasma tv that costs several grand--please no, i'd go travel the world rather than sit on my butt watching reruns.
Yes to this. I keep a balance between doing what I want now and making sure it doesn't negatively impact me down the road. Sometimes the instant pleasure isn't worth it if it could potentially lead to dangerous consequence. I care not only about pleasure now but my ability to experience pleasure in the future. I want to evenly spread the pleasure around, not just use it all up now and suffer for it later.
I think a lot of people are not introspective. They just follow rules of life without ever really stopping to think about what it's all about. If they did, they wouldn't work so hard for some kind of a "reward" that doesn't exist. I think that a life completely full of pleasure can be just as empty as living life for the future. Everyone can achieve their own true happiness, it's just about finding the right balance.
So true.