Life's Toughest Questions ANSWERED (Part III)
The very last bit~~
Life's 25 Toughest Questions- Answered
By Jeanne Marie Laskas
MONEY & OTHER HEADACHES
19. Does money really buy happiness?
# No. Because happiness isn't for sale. Many People get tripped up by this one, amassing wealth only to find themselves cycling into a bottomless pit of unsatisfiable yearning. Turns out, joy and misery are not that far apart when it comes to very big wads of cash. Consider the case of a Kentucky couple who won $34 million in 2000. Thilled to be released from the demans of their boring old jobs, they frittered their fortune away on fancy cars, mansions, all the usual stuff - losing everything that mattered in the process. They divorced, he died of an alcohol-related illness. and she died alone in her new house just five years after cashing the winning ticket. When it comes to happiness, only people you love, and who love you, can bring it. If you have enough dough to buy yourself a luxurious yacht, but no real friends to sail with, you're sunk.
20. Can spenders and savers stay married?
# Sure - and they won't run out of things to talk about either. Disagreements over money are a leading cause of divorce, so experts advise lots of work around this issue if, financially speaking, you've fond yourself married to your opposite. Tip: Always talk in terms of "ours" instead of "mine" or "yours," and work your strengths. The saver should be allowed to draft the budget; the spender gets to be in charge of vacations, celebrations and ordering extra toppings on the pizza.
21. Is money the root of all evil?
# No. Greed is. Elvis nailed this one when he said, "Sharing money is what gives it its value."
MANNERS & MORALS
22. What do you do if you see a parent berating a child?
# Cringe. Take a deep breath. If you truly believe you can help the situation, apporoach as someone showing sympathy - not as an accuser or member of the parent police. Empathise with the over-stressed parent, suggest that he take a deep breath. Tell him it worked for you.
23. Why is it so hard to say you're wrong?
# Because it often involves saying, "I'm sorry," which is even harder. Throughout history people have found it easier to stop speaking to one another, punch, slander, shoot and bomb rather than apologise. Tip: Next time just say "whoops," and see what happens.
24. When should you reveal a secret you said you wouldn't?
# It's a matter of damage control. Is the person who asked you to keep the secret in danger of hurting himself or others? If so, intervene. Otherwise mum's the word.
THE ULTIMATE TEST
25. Does the toast really always fall buttered-side down?
# Scientists in the Ask Laskas Kitchen conducted a study for which they first toasted an entire loaf of bread, one slice at a time. They buttered each slice at a time. They buttered each slice, and dropped it from a variety of heights ranging from tabletop to ceiling. Among their findings: A dropped piece f toast never lands on it's edge; stopming your foot and yelling "Darn!" does not change a thing; and the floor in the Ask Laskas Kitchen is not nearly as clean as we'd like. Well, life's like that. Never as neat as you'd like it to be. But keep buttering your toast. And savour every slice you've been given.
Life's 25 Toughest Questions- Answered
By Jeanne Marie Laskas
MONEY & OTHER HEADACHES
19. Does money really buy happiness?
# No. Because happiness isn't for sale. Many People get tripped up by this one, amassing wealth only to find themselves cycling into a bottomless pit of unsatisfiable yearning. Turns out, joy and misery are not that far apart when it comes to very big wads of cash. Consider the case of a Kentucky couple who won $34 million in 2000. Thilled to be released from the demans of their boring old jobs, they frittered their fortune away on fancy cars, mansions, all the usual stuff - losing everything that mattered in the process. They divorced, he died of an alcohol-related illness. and she died alone in her new house just five years after cashing the winning ticket. When it comes to happiness, only people you love, and who love you, can bring it. If you have enough dough to buy yourself a luxurious yacht, but no real friends to sail with, you're sunk.
20. Can spenders and savers stay married?
# Sure - and they won't run out of things to talk about either. Disagreements over money are a leading cause of divorce, so experts advise lots of work around this issue if, financially speaking, you've fond yourself married to your opposite. Tip: Always talk in terms of "ours" instead of "mine" or "yours," and work your strengths. The saver should be allowed to draft the budget; the spender gets to be in charge of vacations, celebrations and ordering extra toppings on the pizza.
21. Is money the root of all evil?
# No. Greed is. Elvis nailed this one when he said, "Sharing money is what gives it its value."
MANNERS & MORALS
22. What do you do if you see a parent berating a child?
# Cringe. Take a deep breath. If you truly believe you can help the situation, apporoach as someone showing sympathy - not as an accuser or member of the parent police. Empathise with the over-stressed parent, suggest that he take a deep breath. Tell him it worked for you.
23. Why is it so hard to say you're wrong?
# Because it often involves saying, "I'm sorry," which is even harder. Throughout history people have found it easier to stop speaking to one another, punch, slander, shoot and bomb rather than apologise. Tip: Next time just say "whoops," and see what happens.
24. When should you reveal a secret you said you wouldn't?
# It's a matter of damage control. Is the person who asked you to keep the secret in danger of hurting himself or others? If so, intervene. Otherwise mum's the word.
THE ULTIMATE TEST
25. Does the toast really always fall buttered-side down?
# Scientists in the Ask Laskas Kitchen conducted a study for which they first toasted an entire loaf of bread, one slice at a time. They buttered each slice at a time. They buttered each slice, and dropped it from a variety of heights ranging from tabletop to ceiling. Among their findings: A dropped piece f toast never lands on it's edge; stopming your foot and yelling "Darn!" does not change a thing; and the floor in the Ask Laskas Kitchen is not nearly as clean as we'd like. Well, life's like that. Never as neat as you'd like it to be. But keep buttering your toast. And savour every slice you've been given.
Comments
This is a long 1,
but the content is really meaningfull.
Thx 4 it.
ykm
...and the next thing comes out of your mouth will be "I'm sorry."
to boy boy: clever boy~~
-Jas-