“Want is the path to the Dark Side. Want leads to spending. Spending leads to debt. Debt leads to suffering.”
“It’s not want that’s the problem, but the habit of constantly satisfying one’s wants.”
– Get Rich Slowly’s cousin’s rebuttal
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9 Feedbacks on "Want is the path to the Dark Side"
acn
Want is a two edged sword; it is something we admire and abhor at the same time.
In Roman times, the “wants” of the emperors, from Augustus to Nero, created marvels of engineering that we use up to now. However, these “wants” also generated massive bloodshed and slavery.
Going back to GRS’s quote..
Want, is not a path to the dark side.. but uncontrollable want is..
^_^
Randy
I think neither of the two is the problem but rather the inability of people to to want something and satisfy this wants thru means that are based on prudent financial judgement.
RyanR
There’s a nice Book, TILL DEBT DO US PART, just around 200 pages or something.
You guys might want to check it out, its helpful…
Happy Reading
RyanR
Author by the way is Chinkee Tan…
paetechie
conquering one’s want is the ultimate victory…thou shall not give in!
nina
Sometimes, it takes a lot of courage to resist wants. During the past months, I was successful not to give in until…. Last week, I went to the mall to buy a birthday gift for my colleague. I was not able to buy a gift but I ended up buying something for myself!
sunjun
nice quotes ^^
I like GRSC’s quote better because it connotes balance and sometimes really, it is healthy to give in to our wants.
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chris
ako meron din nyan……
when the mind is enlightened…… the spirit is freed…… want matters not
Millionaire Acts
Nice quotes! I think wants stems out from greed.
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