Mu-mon-kan » frivolity http://jungshadow.com/blog The Gateless Barrier Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:03:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 I <3 ASCII http://jungshadow.com/blog/2006/10/19/i/ http://jungshadow.com/blog/2006/10/19/i/#comments Fri, 20 Oct 2006 04:36:47 +0000 jared http://jungshadow.com/blog/2006/10/19/i/ This is a cool little link for those who love ASCII images.

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]]> http://jungshadow.com/blog/2006/10/19/i/feed/ 0 The Root of All Evil http://jungshadow.com/blog/2006/09/29/the-root-of-all-evil/ http://jungshadow.com/blog/2006/09/29/the-root-of-all-evil/#comments Fri, 29 Sep 2006 19:14:31 +0000 jared http://www.jungshadow.com/blog/2006/09/29/the-root-of-all-evil/ I’m not talking about that root of all evil. Or that one. That one, either.

I’m talking about money.

Always the necessary evil–survival wouldn’t be the same without it–it compounds as you “succeed” in life. For instance, I just closed on a condo, to, finally, be unfettered by the shackles of a monthly rent payment. However, this newfound freedom(?) almost triples my previous monthly liability and, paradoxically, seen as a step in the right direction, by the majority of society. Do I really need it?

The justification of the purchase is deceptively easy since the condo existed prior to my purchase which follows my belief in leaving behind a small footprint on the earth when I die (the less environmental impact, the better.) Is this just the start of exceedingly easier and easier justifications? Will I be able to stop when I before I completely exceed my needs? Have I already?

I’m not looking for answers, I’m just talking to myself . . . online . . . in public.

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