--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Complacent advice given by those who have much to those who have > little, I'd say.
Well, not in this case. This particular minister made a pretty good salary but gave most of it away and lived *very* simply. > I don't buy this romanticized "poor but happy" stuff. What's to be > happy about when your teeth are rotting and you can't afford to go > to the dentist? That's a legitimate need, of course. If you have genuine needs like medical care and you don't have enough money to pay for them, you aren't going to be "wealthy" in the sense he had in mind. He was referring to "needs" like a fancy new car every year or a home theater system or the latest fashionable duds or eating out at expensive restaurants. What he was saying is essentially what MMY and other teachers say, although this minister was unfamiliar with the Eastern concept of enlightenment: the less attached you are to possessions, the happier you'll be. (The minister is William Sloane Coffin, by the way, a long-time crusader for peace and social justice and a champion of the poor and oppressed.) > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > > > > > On Feb 11, 2006, at 10:47 AM, authfriend wrote: > > > > > A minister of my acquaintance says there are two ways > > > to be wealthy: One is to have a lot of money, the other > > > is to have few needs. > > > > Yep, "live simply". > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
