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Danmel

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16. I told my daughter when she was in middle school

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Mon May 18, 2026, 02:03 PM

May 18

That the kids who bullied her and made fun of her purse and clothes (which were perfectly fine) would spend their whole lives looking over their shoulders to see if someone has something they don't and that they would never be content or grateful for what they had and that she was much better off than they were because she would know she had what she needed and enough of what she wanted to be satisfied
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Kurt Vonnegut tells a story about Joseph Heller's lesson to him about greed. [View all] Swede May 17 OP

My brother-in-law said this a few weeks ago. ananda May 17 #1

Because hording is a sickness Johonny May 17 #11

Their motto is "Only too much is ever enough." TheRickles May 18 #14

It is not the answer that enlightens but the question. twodogsbarking May 18 #15

Amen, brother. paleotn May 17 #2

Everyone should read popsdenver May 17 #3

Thanks for recommendation. Title (for us book nerds/library users)is one word, "jailbird." Timeflyer May 18 #17

It has a special place popsdenver May 18 #19

Thanks for this. My daughter calls it "enoughonomics." ancianita May 17 #4

Demand Nasruddin May 18 #12

Please explain "demand for demand." I was just passing along my daughter's label for basic needs and minimal wants. ancianita May 18 #18

I think prosperity begins with generosity and that is why Trump has to continue his grifts while he is Maraya1969 May 17 #5

I remember that story. Loved Catch 22, read it while I was involuntarily in the Army. surfered May 17 #6

I was young when I read, Catch 22, but that book had a profoiund affect on me, might have turned me from simple ShazamIam May 17 #7

I think that feeling made the TV show Mash so popular surfered May 17 #8

One of my favorite books. MLAA May 17 #9

When you have your health you have everything. mobeau69 May 17 #10

Perfect! Thank you for sharing this. I read and re-read my Kurt Vonnegut books. In "A Man Without A Country" one chapter KitFox May 18 #13

I told my daughter when she was in middle school Danmel May 18 #16

Another consideration: wealth undermines compassion pat_k May 18 #20

Thanks for that link. progressoid May 18 #23

Hits the nail right on the head. SupportSanity May 18 #21

GOOD one. EXCELLENT is even better. calimary May 18 #22

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