A wise man took his son to one side just before he got married and said,
“When you understand why a pizza is made round; is put in a square box; and is eaten in triangles. Then son, you’ll understand women.”
Chris
A wise man took his son to one side just before he got married and said,
“When you understand why a pizza is made round; is put in a square box; and is eaten in triangles. Then son, you’ll understand women.”
Chris
Starting a family is a hedonists greatest challenge. Giving birth, sleepless nights, nappies, teething, choosing a school, school plays, sports days, another school, their friends, homework, GCSEs, ‘A’ levels, choosing a university, student debt, significant friends, split-ups, getting a job….. etc. ad nauseam. A family brings ridiculous happiness with many twists and turns. A hedonist knows there are significant downsides but the upside is wonderful. The secret: Don’t weaken joy will come.
Chris
The first three are the old or sick; they set the pace for the entire pack. If they weren’t at the front they’d be left behind and would lose contact with the pack. If the pack is ambushed they’d be sacrificed.
Then come five strong ones, the front line; in the centre are the rest of the pack members; finally the five strongest.
Last is Alpha. He controls everything from the rear. In that position he can see everything, deciding the direction of travel.
The pack moves according to the elders’ pace and they help each other; protecting each other.
Richard M
Thomas Piketty, the French economist, calculates that more than half of total wealth in Germany* today is inherited — an estimate confirmed by German economists. In the 1960s and 1970s, the share was just a little over 20 per cent.
https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2018/05/germany-fact-day-2.html
A religious woman bought a parrot and took it home. Once home the bird hopped into its new cage, shouting, “I’m a whore! I’m a whore!” Obviously embarrassed she consulted her minister about her foul-mouthed bird.
The minister told her, “I’ve a well-behaved male parrot who sits in his cage and prays constantly. Let’s put your bird in with mine. He’ll show her a better lifestyle and she’ll become pious.”
The next day, the woman took her parrot to the minister’s house and put her bird in with the praying parrot. After a few seconds, her parrot started shouting, “I’m a whore! I’m a whore!”
The priest’s parrot replied, “Come on in honey you’re what I’ve been praying for!”
Chris
Hedonists devote their lives to pleasure so their choices are predetermined. If it isn’t pleasurable: avoid. Choices can be imprecise. Are known bachelor pleasures better than future pleasures in marriage? Marriage is a gamble. Many marriages end unhappily and divorcees are poorer than both married people and singletons. Divorce brings emotional pain and corrosive pettiness – who gets the 65 inch TV? Successful marriages bring happiness through sharing a life well lived.
Chris