Investing into a good life

Then there was my health, which limited what I was able to do professionally and socially. My focus become more survival based rather than investment based, which meant that I was highly risk averse and unwilling/ able to extend my effort level. There was just not enough energy bandwidth in a day to build. At least, from the perspective I had at the time.

After this, another reason was my move across the world from a place where I was finally on a career path and had already built up an early framework for a foundation. Due to circumstances, I had to give up on what I had built, whilst simultaneously entering into a market where my skills at the time were not adequate, culturally. Things are a bit different now.

Then, there was the birth of my daughter, where after a handful of years of my wife and I rebuilding a foundation from scratch to start to have a platform for the future, the comedy of problems that was the birth and early life of our daughter, wiped out everything we had worked for.

While I am grateful that I was able to have the means to survive along each of these major crushing points and all of the others along the way, it often feels like "bad luck" is involved. Each time I get a little ahead, something unexpected arrives to wipe it away back to zero, or below. It is almost like there is an algorithm that periodically checks bank account balances and if enough, then engineers an event that will require tending to around about the same amount. It feels like being targeted - even though it is either random or self-inflicted through a lack of preparation or maintenance.

I think that when it comes to crypto holdings, I so "fear" having them wiped out by unexpected events, that I almost fanatically make sure that I don't use any, just in case the floodgates get opened, or that balance checking algorithm engineers events to shake the hands loose. And this is kind of how I see it, where "events" will continually arise to encourage releasing value and if not careful, all value can be leeched away without any foundation remaining, no floor left to stand on.

However, what I also find interesting is that my life in general has been rewarding in various ways, where the "struggle" to make ends meet is a challenge to overcome. Yes, this might be engineered to keep people working, but I wonder, does it matter? Does it matter if the game played has rules with some of them being against most of the players, if the game is still enjoyed? While it isn't ideal - what is?

I think that the best most people in this world can hope for under the current (always changing) conditions, is to be able to work at something that is mostly enjoyable and that is felt to be value adding, rather than useless, with the value being enough to cover life's needs and a little bit extra luxury. What these amounts and needs and wants are is very individual, but does it amount to a good life?

Over the last however long, we have shone spotlights on celebrities and made their lives and the things they have desirable. These are cherrypicked views of success that make an ordinary life look lame, even though it is of a much higher standard than it once was. It is much like all of the focus that gets put on billionaires and unicorn companies, as if people who only have millions and companies worth hundreds of millions have failed to make an impact.

For me personally, while I focus a lot of my energy and attention on work and economic gain, especially on Hive, the most important thing to me personally are the close relationships in my life. Those with my wife and daughter. What is the point of having millions if there is no one to share the experiences it enables with? What is the point of having all the gadgets, when one has no relationships? What is the point of being rich, if the streets are filled with trash and society is failing?

It is these kinds of things that people should be thinking about and in my opinion, if they are directing their energies to satisfy both their own needs while adding value to the collective good of the world, it is a pretty good life indeed. Even in failure to make ends meet, even if at the end of the day, we as a society annihilate ourselves. A good life is lived whilst alive, not after death and since life is experienced on an individual level, it is up to the individual to define what is important to focus on and what is not.

At this period in time, I have the luxury of being able to work at things I enjoy most of the time that generate enough to make ends meet, whilst also having the luxury to work at things I enjoy that have the potential for much more. Not only that, in both streams, I get to build relationships I value and create various forms of content I think is useful for others. Is it a good life?

It has its challenges - but have been in worse conditions than today and not only survived, but found things to enjoy in those moments too.

Taraz [ Gen1: Hive ]

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