Comment by attentionmech
2 months ago
"Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water"
You do what you were enjoying before, just now you don't need to get paid in money for it. May be you will get paid in fame, noble prize, smiles of people whose life you impact etc. The money you have can't buy those directly but only when you put effort.
A bit funny to quote "chop wood, carry water." In this context "enlightenment" must be taken to mean "earning a shitload of money."
The enlightenment is that money doesn’t buy happiness.
It's commutative. Happiness also doesn't buy money.
The author got "enburdened with a shitload of money"
I would hate to have that problem.
Probably, maybe, actually it would drive me crazy and bored. But I could find ways to use it.
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“Before becoming rich, do the corporate grind. After becoming rich, do the corporate grind.”
I don’t know man.
Thank you, you just said what I was trying to say in 2% of the words.