fang37 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 In my younger days, I was very ambitious - $$$. I wanted to retire early. Nowadays, I have difficulty occupying myself. I have achieved all I desired. Is this the end? What's next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHolmesJr Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 You seem depressed. Run yourself a nice hot bath And stay away from sylvia plath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Learning - hobbies - adventures big and small - discipling - passing on a legacy - travel - bucket list - improving others/for others....LIVING ...... Quit looking inward..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 "Are You Sitting in God's Waiting Room?" Nah. God's sitting in mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Get outside, go for a walk, see the real world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I am 71 and have been retired for 6 years. I have so many things that I do and have planned I just wish I had the time and money to do them all. I don't have the time nor can I be bothered to find enough spare time to be bored. I have enough books unread to keep me busy for an hour or so a day for the next 10 years thanks to Ebooks, I have film library to keep me going for the best part of a year. I have enough jobs inside and outside the house to keep me busy for the next 3 months at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Fang, I think you need something more constructive to do than creating silly posts. <deleted> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supaluke Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Just the opening scene gave me a chuckle. The buttoned up Polo, the old computer, which, BTW, indented the first line of the paragraph - I'd even forgotten that we used to do that. British Humour, still the best (for me). One Foot in the Grave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supaluke Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Fang, I think you need something more constructive to do than creating silly posts.o I usually don't read much of Fang. Has he done a ripper 'Bar Girl did me wrong' style thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirtless Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 No im not in gods waiting room , a knocking on heavens door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Hill Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 OP can conduct practical research into unpowered flight from a Pattaya high rise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supaluke Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 OP can conduct practical research into unpowered flight from a Pattaya high rise May I rephrase? Can the OP conduct practical research into unpowered flight from a Pattaya high rise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipi Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 https://www.thaiskyadventures.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogNo1 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Fang: Set yourself some goals: books to read, concerts to attend and conversations to be had with simpatico people and you'll find your outlook on life improved. My first suggested book: Awakening by Sam Harris. Available on Amazon in the Kindle version for $11.99. It's important to learn how to banish thoughts that cause suffering. Try also eckharttolletv.com. He teaches great Buddhist principles without the religious baggage. The focus is on personal happiness. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fang37 Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 DogNo1 Different people have different interpretations of death. Some fear death. Some not. What is the effect of death anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 DogNo1 Different people have different interpretations of death. Some fear death. Some not. What is the effect of death anyway? Cessation of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fang37 Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 This life. Is there another to follow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 This life. Is there another to follow? As someone famously quoted (surprised you haven't added this to your other post), "You don't worry about what you were before you were born, so why worry about what you'll be after death". IMO you'll just become a bunch of atoms floating in the cosmos. God is just father Christmas for adults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Only boring people get bored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 DogNo1 Different people have different interpretations of death. Some fear death. Some not. What is the effect of death anyway? Cessation of life. Is that anything like a dead parrot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 https://www.thaiskyadventures.com/ Not for me I think. Now I would love to try this in Thailand especially with the current weather. http://www.microlightflight-lessons.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 For those individuals stuck on the lower rungs of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, some of the questions postulated by mr. fang37 must seem strange and unfathomable. For others they are thoughtful and intriguing questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 OP can conduct practical research into unpowered flight from a Pattaya high rise May I rephrase? Can the OP conduct practical research into unpowered flight from a Pattaya high rise? I usually don't read much of Fang.Has he done a ripper 'Bar Girl did me wrong' style thread? Some of us read his stuff over time and know his history..Please don't jump to conclusions... "Please don't jump to conclusions ..." or from a Pattaya high rise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 For those individuals stuck on the lower rungs of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, some of the questions postulated by mr. fang37 must seem strange and unfathomable. For others they are thoughtful and intriguing questions. https://www.google.co.th/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi30s-3kdjJAhWEcI4KHcO2DSsQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhatsthepont.com%2F2014%2F05%2F14%2Fmaslows-hierarchy-of-needs-and-brecon-beacons-hillwalking%2F&psig=AFQjCNEjT9qzhbQC-yNSWNNYGd0yqyI82A&ust=1450071922262140 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fang37 Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 I am confident that I have a thread on Maslow's hierarchy of needs on TVF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Quote: "are you sitting in God's waiting room". I was at the funeral of a friend a couple of years ago and another guy whom I know, who is older than me, was helping me carry the coffin, and as we were walking along I commented on how sad it was that we had lost a friend, and he said something which stuck with me ever since, "at our age, we are all shuffling towards the front of the queue". As for the original post, if the poster has achieved everything he has desired, then kick back and relax and enjoy the benefits of doing that, not having to be anywhere at a specific time, pleasing yourself what time you go to bed and when you get up, what movies you watch, how much time you spend on the Internet and so on. Then take a brisk walk around the shopping malls and observe human behaviour, speak to a few nice girls in the shops, get a foot massage, plan to travel to other parts of Thailand, Cambodia or Vietnam and so on. The push to achieve everything that you have "desired" should now be replaced by the art of examining how to relax and enjoying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fang37 Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 It is true that I have achieved all I have sought. Previously, I had good health. That is now suffering - damn it. I do not think I fear death today but time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fang37 Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 'til death do us part. I am not in a hurry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogNo1 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Yeah, I learned about Maslow when I took Psych 1. I don't think that there is anything beyond this life and, so far as I know, I don't fear death. I do fear suffering though, hence my interest in different ways to escape suffering. I had an uncle who was totally disabled by a stroke for 12 years before he died. He didn't seem to suffer though. He was a positive person and never complained about his disability. I don't know if I would be so strong. Many of my friends have had disabling strokes. I don't worry about it much though. Don't want to suffer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konying Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Fang, i would travel. Fairly common for people living in Thailand to become bored of life as there is not much of a social life here, culture or anything else for that matter. Of course on Thai Visa, all speak fluent thai and have deep and meaningful conversations with their high-so non hooker gf's or wives, the reality is very different. Just take a stroll into any food mall or restaurant and pay attention to foreigner/thai couple deep and meaningful conversations. You would be able to count the number of words exchanged on 1 hand. Life in Thailand is "boring" with nothing much happening. Many clearly can not see how complacent they have become. I work 7 days and to me if there was no work, i would not know what to do. Even when i have a day off, i end up going to work. So, travel and experience things, get your mind working again, see what excites you and what passions you may have seeing different things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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