December 2010
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Christmas
I remember waking up early on a sunny and warm Christmas morning, hearing the birds whistling with excitement, as if they also felt the joy we were experiencing.
My brother and I would run through to the lounge, our vision still blurred as we woke up. Under the lit Christmas tree would sit our presents. Guessing would now cease, as we dived in and opened our gifts.
No need for food or TV, the...
“Life, I really believe, is about falling in love. With ideas, with stories, with...”
– Anonymous (via swerves)
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Interesting post on the perspective we have on...
world-shaker:
“Coveting possessions is unhealthy. Here’s how I look at it: All of the computers on Ebay are mine. In fact, everything on Ebay is already mine. All of those things are just in long term storage that I pay nothing for. Storage is free. When I want to take something out of storage, I just pay the for the storage costs for that particular thing up to that point, plus a nominal...
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Why poor people stay poor →
Insightful article on poverty and property rights. I believe that this article touches on the truth of the matter, however the issue of poverty has more than just one source. The author does note this, saying that many developing countries don’t “have law” which is necessary to enable people to own property.
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“Many of life’s failures are men who did not realize how close they were to...”
– Thomas Edison