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B1 Intermediate English 10:30 Educational

The Simple Life: How to Find Your "ENOUGH"

Reflections of Life · 2,373,224 views · Added 1 month ago

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B1

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5/10

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Subtitles (125 segments)

00:10

Was it the Dalai Lama that turned around and said,

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'You spend all your life making as much money as you can'

00:15

'for your retirement one day.'

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'But then when you retire, you're spending all that money'

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'because your health is compromised.'

00:24

You can spend your life out there trying to make a lot of money,

00:29

always saying that one day I'm going to have a lot of money and enjoy myself.

00:33

By the time one has money to burn

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the fire will have died out.

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Lots of people believe that adding material value to their life

00:49

improves their wellbeing.

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But that's not what life is all about.

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What was that wonderful story?

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'He who dies with the most toys wins.'

01:03

How did he live in the meantime?

01:08

This gold card or that platinum card...

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they pull out this string of eleven cards...

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'Which one isn't maxed?'

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You can't live like that.

01:30

Have you tried to think about what you actually need

01:33

to make yourself live happily and comfortably?

01:39

I want a car to get from A to B, but I don't need a Porsche.

01:42

I want a roof over my head but I don't need a four storey mansion

01:45

with two pools right on the beach.

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How much is enough?

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