"We're better armed."
-Dougie Downer
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"We're better armed."
-Dougie Downer
Imagine you were born in 1900.
When you are 14
World War I begins
and ends at 18
with 22 million deaths.
Soon after, a global pandemic
The ′ Spanish Flu ′,
kills 50 million people.
You come out alive and free
You are 20 years old.
Then, at age 29, you survive the global economic crisis that began with the collapse of the New York Stock Exchange, causing inflation, unemployment and hunger.
At 33, the Nazis came to power.
You are 39 when WWII begins and ends at 45. During the Holocaust (Shoah), 6 million Jews died.
There will be more than 60 million deaths in total.
When you are 52, the Korean War begins.
At 64, the Vietnam War begins and ends at 75
A boy born in 1985 thinks his grandparents have no idea how difficult life is, but they have survived several wars and disasters.
Boy born in 1995 and now 25 thinks it's the end of the world when his Amazon package takes more than three days to arrive or when he doesn't get more than 15 `` likes '' for his photo posted on Facebook or Instagram. .
In 2020, many of us are living comfortably, we have access to different sources of home entertainment, and we often have more than we need.
But people are complaining about everything.
However, they have electricity, telephones, food, hot water and a roof over their heads.
None of this existed before.
But humanity has survived much more dire circumstances and has never lost the joy of living.
Maybe it's time to be less selfish, to stop complaining and crying.**
But money does allow you to buy a big ass yacht, which you can dock right next to happiness.
When you're loaded like that, just buy girlfriends for cryin' out loud. A fresh one once a year and you can choose among the thoroughbreds. To some that may sound vulgar and immoral...but to me it makes perfect sense.
I had a friend who told me he hadn't gotten laid in 20 years. He had saved up a hundred grand and I told him to go to Vegas and hire two smoking hot escorts...both at the same time, baby. I told him "It'll make a new man out of ya". But of course he didn't...because he's such a tightwad he'd never spend the money. I told him it might cost a couple grand...but within two hours he'd be exhausted and happy. I reminded him of all the money he's saved over the years by not having a girl around...but that made no sense to him.
Charlie Sheen always said... you don't pay hookers for sex, you pay them to leave.
That always made perfect sense to me.
Actually money can buy happiness...
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cha...ts%20otherwise.