There is a seductive quote in Jon Krakauer's book 'Eiger Dreams.' (That book is, in my opinion, just as readable as his very well-known Into Thin Air.)
A guy, who just lives to ski and rock-climb claims thatThe idea of people enjoying leisure (rich in time) even while being on the financially-poor end of the spectrum fascinated me. I remember mentioning this sentiment to SR, a close friend and a colleague of mine at the time.
"At either end of the economic spectrum lies a leisure class"
"Ram, this sounds very cool but is not true, man" he insisted. He was probably right in his pragmatism.
But even now, after all these years, I wonder if there isn't something to that quote after all.
Ram
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Ram,
I agree with you completely on the leisure class. Buddhist monks - and there are enough of them to be a nontrivial sized group, certainly are in the leisure class. They are enjoying themselves in a sense that they know of joys that you and I dont. The surfer dudes, plenty of them, fall into this category.
If SR's question is directed at the longevity of group membership in this class I would say the following - Once a monk always a monk. Once a surfer dude, am not sure, but still think on average yes.
BTW, if you intended this blog to be private and dont welcome comments, I am unaware of it, so please remind me.
Arvind
Hey Arvind,
This blog is not private, so I appreciate all comments.
Ram
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