'Hedonism is a school of thought that argues that pleasure is the only intrinsic good. In very simple terms, a hedonist strives to maximize net pleasure '----Wikipedia
Or as I would say it, avoiding hassles and enjoy what's left of your life.
Dog, there's not much time to waste - or much point scrimping and saving
for the future; there is not much future for baby boomers; I mean maybe 20
years for a lot of us. It’s enough time
to correct for earlier mistakes and do some good. But not enough time to
get rich, have another family, buy another house (and pay it off), learn to
sing well or launch a brand new career as gynecologist. ( If we're
lucky, we get to play nursey.)
The facts argue for the kickback logic that says, 'enjoy while you can, its later than you think.' A discipline of Socrates, Aristippus, was from Rhodes in Greece and this idea was originally his. I've been there, Rhodes. It’s a very kickback Greek Island with a long tradition of swimming without a bathing suit on. And 'cause the water is a crystal blue, you wanna jump in behind a women that likes to frog kick. Hedonism is very much the order of the day in Rhodes.
And that's what I recommend to friends and others here in LA. Hedonism, that is.
The facts argue for the kickback logic that says, 'enjoy while you can, its later than you think.' A discipline of Socrates, Aristippus, was from Rhodes in Greece and this idea was originally his. I've been there, Rhodes. It’s a very kickback Greek Island with a long tradition of swimming without a bathing suit on. And 'cause the water is a crystal blue, you wanna jump in behind a women that likes to frog kick. Hedonism is very much the order of the day in Rhodes.
And that's what I recommend to friends and others here in LA. Hedonism, that is.
Not
nihilism – which is living like there will be no tomorrow – because the future
is very important, but it’s different once you understand that you won’t be in
that future. Then you can support those
who will be and make sure you start to transfer over the things they’ll need to
be successful - like your business and
commercial goodwill, your assets and investments, your hopes, dreams, ideas and
goals. You need to work on the
assumption that these things can carry on with someone pushing it all to the
next level if you have a heart attack tomorrow.
My
best friend in New York, is Myron. He
lives for tomorrow; but doesn’t really believe in enjoying today. Even though his retirement income is assured
and he’s well planned out in terms of health care needs and all future
financials needs; he can’t bring himself to use one extra day of sick leave
that he’s accumulated with his civil service job; even though his retirement is
less than a year away. His reflex is to
save and scrimp for the future, but it’s also his training not to allow himself
to enjoy the present. His assumption is
that once he’s ‘shuffled off this mortal coil’ and retired, they’ll be plenty of time to
enjoy no work. It’s really bullshit ‘cause
Myron’s health is already dicey and he
knows he’s not even got 5 good years left – but he can’t break the habit of
living in the future.
And that’s what most folks do; they live
in and for their future. Sure we believe
in instant gratification – but only when there’s debt there to support it. And debt repayment is very much tied to the
future. If you live in the now; you know
that planning to repay debt is shaky thinking.
No, I believe now is the future and provided that you don’t impose on
others, you need to maximize your enjoyment of it.
