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In article . net, "Dwight
Stewart" writes: "N2EY" wrote: I think it's something else, Dwight. I think a big part of happiness is based on our expectations vs. our reality. And a lot of us Americans allow ourselves to develop tremendously high expectations, and then aren't so happy when they aren't met. The person who expected to be living in a 4000 sf house by a certain age may be quite disappointed that (snip) In my case, I've never stayed in one place long enough to have those type of expectations. Then the house example wasn't a good one for what you are talking about. Then consider the fan example. Your expectation is that finding a fan which will not wear out in X hours of use should not require a wide search. You expect to be able to find one locally without a lot of hassle. But you can't, and that's a disappointment. Same principle, different specifics. I've traveled most of my life (both as a kid and later as an adult). I'm just in a mood right now to settle down somewhere. The problem is that I haven't figured out where to settle down at. I haven't lived in one place long enough to really call it home. My family is spread out across the country (the same with my wife's family). Because of all that, we never get to the point of thinking about a house - we're too busy looking around the country for an area. And that is perhaps where our expectations are simply too high. Could be - what is it that you expect? 73 de Jim, N2EY Sometimes it's a good thing that 'the one that got away', did. Been there and done that. We went across the country a few years ago looking up old friends and the places we once lived. We were shocked at the many changes (in the people and the places). After that, we decided not to do so again with the remaining people and places - it's simply best to remember them in our minds the way they were. |
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"N2EY" wrote: Could be - what is it that you expect? Ah, you ought to know the answer to that, Jim. Absolutely everything! I want to live in the country but have all the benefits of the city as close as possible. I want warm weather, but not too warm. I want a business nearby, but don't want to live near anywhere with enough traffic to actually support that business. I want to live near family, but certainly not too close (and haven't decide what too close is). I want to live near water, but don't want to pay the premium prices often associated with living near water. I think you get the idea. ;-) Dwight Stewart (W5NET) http://www.qsl.net/w5net/ |
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