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# 2017-12-21 - Rich Without Money by Tomi Astikainen
IMG Resourceful Heart
The author lived four years without money. Later he wrote a book that
includes many inspirational tales and tips. A more descriptive title
would have been Travel Without Money. He quotes other authors,
especially Peace Pilgrim. The footnotes are rich with gems and
resources. My favorite footnote discovery is the human library
project.
HTML http://humanlibrary.org/
The conclusion gives two lists:
* reasons to avoid the moneyless lifestyle
* reasons to try the moneyless lifestyle.
Avoid because this society does not support a moneyless lifestyle:
"Sometimes people challenged my moneyless lifestyle, hinting at the
very possibility that perhaps I did nothing but leeched on others'
hard-earned money:
"How do you think it would work if everyone behaved like you?"
I had no choice but to answer with a litany of questions: "And what
is my behavior then? What is it that I do, really? I focus on doing
things that I am good at, things that I love to do, things that
somehow contribute to others' well-being. How do you think the world
would look like if everyone behaved like this? What if everyone had
the chance to live like this, without having to focus on mere
survival? What kind of world would that create?"
... The questions got people thinking: Wait, what am I doing to
help others? Do I focus on my passions? Am I clear on what
strengths I have? How might I shift from mere money-making for
daily survival to actually developing myself, others and the
society at large?"
Try because it will revitalize your clarity and passion:
"Getting out of the rat race frees up your time to focus on whatever
you decide to do each day. When you find your true calling and focus
on living your passion, the division between work and hobbies
dissolves. You cannot force clarity into existence. One day your
calling will just come to you. ... Whatever your passion is does not
matter. As long as you lead your life with high integrity, congruence
and passion your efforts will be noticed one day and people will back
you up. Work that previously required a lot of exertion will
eventually happen effortlessly."
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