The farmer
The farmer
What if its a small farm though.
What if the monk was part of a small temple, or what if the business man was part of a small business?
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The farmer
What if its a small farm though.
The farmer still wealthier, the crops are a religious work and a business and in time of need the farmer knows how to make with the earth, has valuable experience to pass on and flourishes in seasons and keeps in others. The farmer is patient and can be both a sort of monk and a businessman
The Monk who farms and does business is bound to obtain more wealth in mind body and spirit.
See I started thinking along these lines too...
...until I realized all three of them are somewhat like the others:
The Farmer performs business practices like that of a business man, but primarily is more focused on the self-sustaining aspects of it.
The Business Man still practices self-betterment in similar ways to a Monk, but with different aspirations in mind.
The Monk is able to continue sustaining their life of detachment by adopting farming practices.
They all borrow from each other in some way, but fundamentally balance out what is best for themselves differently. A lot of it boils down to the mindset, like how much detachment versus socializing they practice, how much they view a hierarchy versus rebuke the notion of it, how grounded the perspective is versus lofty ideals, etc.
Ę̵̚x̸͎̾i̴͚̽s̵̻͐t̷͐ͅe̷̯͠n̴̤̚t̵̻̅i̵͉̿a̴̮͊l̵͍̂ ̴̹̕D̵̤̀e̸͓͂t̵̢͂e̴͕̓c̸̗̄t̴̗̿ï̶̪v̷̲̍é̵͔
The farmer
What if its a small farm though.
The farmer still wealthier, the crops are a religious work and a business and in time of need the farmer knows how to make with the earth, has valuable experience to pass on and flourishes in seasons and keeps in others. The farmer is patient and can be both a sort of monk and a businessman
The monk can aspire to simply grow enough to feed himself, even going as far as to simplify their own dietary needs to that of rice with the occasional bowl of meat.
Through ascending past those needs they may choose to disregard them almost entirely, ignoring the plights of a bad harvest, economic crisis, bad marketing, poor growing practices, not paying attention to the current market demand, etc.
When they only need to serve themselves, they are their own temple, and by ridding of their tethers they can redefine wealth into more subjective terms.
Ę̵̚x̸͎̾i̴͚̽s̵̻͐t̷͐ͅe̷̯͠n̴̤̚t̵̻̅i̵͉̿a̴̮͊l̵͍̂ ̴̹̕D̵̤̀e̸͓͂t̵̢͂e̴͕̓c̸̗̄t̴̗̿ï̶̪v̷̲̍é̵͔
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9/19/2019 12:51:15 AM
Value Rankings:Monk:
1st: Self
2nd: Sustain
3rd: Money
Farmer:
1st: Sustain
2nd: Money
3rd: Self
B.Man:
1st: Money
2nd: Self
3rd: Sustain
It kinda balances out until you look into who's values carry more wealth.
If they had equal resources to get the things they want out of life, who ends up more enriched?
If they had equal resources to get the things they want out of life, who ends up more enriched?
Ę̵̚x̸͎̾i̴͚̽s̵̻͐t̷͐ͅe̷̯͠n̴̤̚t̵̻̅i̵͉̿a̴̮͊l̵͍̂ ̴̹̕D̵̤̀e̸͓͂t̵̢͂e̴͕̓c̸̗̄t̴̗̿ï̶̪v̷̲̍é̵͔
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9/19/2019 12:50:21 AM