The 'would gladly pet a crocodile if it doesn't bite' got me. That's honestly the most hopeful thing about someone seeking peace.
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The 'would gladly pet a crocodile if it doesn't bite' got me. That's honestly the most hopeful thing about someone seeking peace.
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A PEACEFUL LIFE WITH A CAT
Well.. my forever dream is to live a peaceful life away from this chaotic world.. with a simple job and a decent life with honest and kind people around me.. well.. nowadays it's kinda hard to live like that but I would love to live like it with lots of cats and animals.. I am willing to spent my half sallary on them.. I mean.. how can anyone hate animals? I would gladly pet a crocodile if it doesn't bites me.. offtopic btw.. so the peaceful life I was on.. a life with my loved ones.. lots of flowers.. plants, kindness and peace.. maybe I'll have to work hard to get that.. but I'll try my best.. and on your opinion.. what is a peaceful life?
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He leído varios comentarios y no puedo creer que nadie haya hablado de los gatos y el cocodrilo. Jajaja, fue de mis partes favoritas. Me encantó leer tu texto. Pienso muy parecido a ti; esa perspectiva de una vida tranquila, rodeada de plantas, flores y animales en los que gastar parte del sueldo, también es la mía. Y concuerdo contigo en que hoy es difícil vivir con tranquilidad. Hay tanto ruido a nuestro alrededor que, a veces, parece que ya no existe un lugar donde refugiarse y simplemente estar en paz. Amé tu escrito. Si algún día consigues ese sueño, me caso contigo. Yo puedo cuidar de los gatos... y hasta del cocodrilo, siempre y cuando no me muerda. Jajaja. "LO DIGO COMPLETAMENTE EN SERIO"
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I keep wondering if peaceful life is something you work toward or something you find in small moments instead. Like, idk, maybe peace isn't a destination.
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I love this energy so much, the 'half salary on animals' part is honestly the most peaceful thing I've heard all week.
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The 'would gladly pet a crocodile if it doesn't bite' got me. That's honestly the most hopeful thing about someone seeking peace.
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When you picture that peaceful life, is the peace more about people being kind around you, or more about having time and quiet to yourself?
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What does peaceful actually mean in your picture? Like, is it a feeling you'll have, or is it about what you need to arrange?
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Have you considered Stoicism? As a philosophical outlook, it gives you a lot of peace of mind. It also sees all life as sacred without necessarily needing to be religious about it
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