July 4th, 2008
I’m Giving Away Everything I Own To One Lucky Reader
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Three months into my year-long quest to find the formula to turn consumerism-caused ennui into happiness, it is time for a little tweak.
But, first, here’s the sum total of what I have learned in the last three months –
We derive our sense of identity (and our sense of happiness) basically in four ways — from the things we own, from the experiences we have, from the people we relate to, and from the things we create.
Sometimes, all the four elements of our identity are in sync (and we are happy). Often, the things we own enable us to have meaningful experiences with the people we relate to. Sometimes, the things we own even become the tools with which we create things and discover meaning.
There are times, though, when there are trade-offs, when the things we own stop us from experiencing life, relating to people, or creating meaning (and we are unhappy). Two such related trade-offs are the time/ money trade-off and the experiencing/ owning trade-off.
