Next message: Ken Phelps: "Re: T&T: re: Boats, investment or not"
I find it curious that people even feel the need to justify the expenditures of
boating in financial terms like "investment" or "return on expenditures".
It show just how deeply rooted our materialistic society is.
Why must there be some financial comparison involved?
We can't take it with us so why the emphasis on accumulating material wealth?
Those who have begun to explore alternative lifestyles already know you can't
put a price on most of the things we enjoy most about boating.
After the basic necessities have been taken care of, why should we feel a need
to justify how we spend the surplus.
More often than not, the relaxation and enjoyment of the moment and the
wonderful world we live in directly increases our lifespan compared to someone
who remains under stress and striving to fulfull the finacial expectations of
our materialistic soceity and our neighbours.
Spending $100,000 on a boat and enjoying 10 years of cruising makes a lot more
sense than putting that money into the bank to collect interest.
If you believe as some people do that there is a hereafter then it is also
evident that the only thing you may be able to take with you is memories and
the results of how you lived your life. In which case the boater will be that
much better rewarded. And if you do not believe there is a hereafter, then you
may as well enjoy the moment for as long as it lasts. You still can't take it
with you. So you may as well go boating while you can in whatever you can
afford that floats.
Cheers
Arild
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