The Buddhists consistently hit the nail squarely on the head.
They talk about the misery and stupidity that we all experience with great detail and insight.
One such list of four miseries gets into the view of how we actually get things, both material and other. It is misery caused by:
- Not getting what you want
- Getting what you don't want
- Getting what you want and then losing it
- Getting what you want and then struggling to hold onto it
Ring a bell? Sounds familiar to me, uncomfortably familiar.
Browsing through the BBC, we find: US house prices continue to slide
Prices fell 4.5% in the quarter from the same period a year earlier and 1.7% from the previous quarter - the biggest quarterly drop in 21 years.
21 years - ouch. Seems to cover all four points.
Map is a relic from ancient Rome.
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