Roy Tang

Risk change

Why be content and be happy when you can be happier if you pursue something?

Well, if you're young, I'd recommend finding purpose in life; if you're over 35, I'd recommend bet at peace with what you have, unless that dream is to be a writer, engineer, or doctor.

Three pounds of flax.

14:50:25 ‹hunter› i wasnt looking for advice :p
14:50:44 ‹hunter› just a philosophical discussion
14:50:54 ‹hunter› parang the usual wisdom is that you shouldn't settle
14:51:17 ‹hunter› pero parang if you keep searching for the greener grass, you might find yourself on a never-ending futile quest
14:51:22 ‹hunter› or something like that
14:52:06 ‹hunter› it's a bit like perfectionism?
14:52:22 ‹hunter› i'm sure people agree that it's not good to be too perfectionist
14:52:34 ‹hunter› i guess there's a happy balance somewhere that needs to be hit

But I guess I agree, three pounds of flax

Both lead to inner peace, so it's like deciding whether to go left or right at a road fork when you are lost. Either way won't guarantee you will find your way, but both are steps in the right direction. Honestly, I'd walk the path that is less troublesome for myself. (i.e. Case to case depending on yourself and circumstance).

di pde maging at peace with change? or risk change to pursue contentment/ happiness/peace with what you have?

I already risked change two or three times over my life, depending on how one looks at things, but then, I've had a safety net in not needing to worry too much about material concerns. Philosophically , it doesn't matter, because everything is illusory and transitory. Materially, it's about whether other people are depending on you for their welfare. If one has no dependents, it's not a big deal to gamble one's life on the possibility of something more. It's a different equation when there are kids/family members, etc.

The internet makes the former easier and the latter impossible, or temporary at best. I find it depends on your attitude to learning new things and mastering current ones.