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I recently read an article about 10 things without which most people "could not live." According to the text read, despite the crisis, the 10 most popular things remained: film, television, music downloads, pets, alcohol, coffee, laptops, access to high speed internet, mobile and next generation education. This would be in the U.S., but may coincide in many other countries. No wonder that despite the crisis, particularly by the MSIM, invest in education. With education You can stop being poor, with luck you can still be a jerk. What strikes me is that some can not live without one or two phones with mp3, camera and video, text messaging and GPS, will not perderse.Recuerdo phones of my childhood, they were just phones, they were attached to the wall by a cable. Had a disk with holes on each issue where to put your index finger. You got your finger on the corresponding number and spinning disk. Sometimes this device worked, sometimes not. At that time there every day we are called to offer us things we did not need, like a sophisticated version of the doorstep selling. I have known
a world that had many of the current technological advances, where life was better. I fear that the world will not return. What would be today without the ten things which I "could not live?"
Here is my list:
1) Health. Even the person with more money, would change everything for the welfare, breathe, walk, see and hear well, to avoid pain and many other forms of suffering. Unfortunately today there are many bastards who think that health is a business. As a result, there are health plans for those who can pay and other plans for non pueden.Hay drug patents, making the cure or treatment of a disease can be copyrighted de una empresa.Si como consecuancia de eso hay muertes que serían evitables, también hay servicios fúnebres para los que pueden pagar y....otros planes para los que no pueden, desde el fuego hasta las facultades de medicina.
2) Propósito, sentido. Cuando hay un porqué, se encuentra un cómo. El problema es cuando no lo hay. Cuando no hay un propósito, una vida se parece al juego de los sims: trabajar, tener relaciones, tener hijos, envejecer, morir, y que la siguiente generación repita lo mismo, una y otra vez indefinidamente.
3) Aire. ¿Algo obvio? Tal vez no, porque mucho se lo descuida. Afortunadamente vivo en una ciudad de un millón de habitantes junto al mar. Puedo todavía healthy breathing a sea breeze, without the smog of large industrial dirt. No cell can live much longer than three minutes, not without air.
4) Water. Three quarters of the planet is covered with water, the problem is that the seas are not only water, but some fifty items that are a toxic combination. It is the nightmare of the castaways: thirst while floating on a raft surrounded by water. We are about good and bad news. The good news is that in South America have large reserves of drinking water. The bad news is that the major powers of the world already know and come to her.
5) Collection of waste. Cats are animals cleanest I've seen. Looking for a place to dig a well, leave their trash and then cover them with soil. Humans, however, we are in danger of sinking in our own waste. If our trash is added daily industrial toxic waste and radioactive waste, you better change soon or Tiera change us for some other dominant species, perhaps dolphins or bees.
6) Pets. In this I agree with the list of that article. It is important to have good companies, stalwart friends who do not care if we have more or less money, more or less kilos. We remember the simple things that really matter.
7) Books. Know me my frequent readers. I need to read as much as I need to write. I am a member of five libraries, books at home I have the most diverse topics, visit every year the book fair and read in three languages. A sentence in one of my sign says: "Never scare solitude if you have a good book."
8) Toilet paper. For advanced and sophisticated technological advances become not think any chip replace this imperturbable companion of our daily lives. How could it be a replacement technology? At a future time in the Republic Akinoestán Surreal, a person sits in the bathroom. A chip calculates the weight and pressure exerted by the user and an electronic voice says "good morning, Mr. Anderson, I hope you had a good lunch." Then the water jets and hot air do their work at the set temperature.
9) Humor. Humor is a serious matter, an important Toolkit for face daily challenges. Where would we be if we took all too seriously? Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% the attitude we take to what happens to us.
10) Privacy, solitude. There are cameras in shopping malls, banks, streets, in most phones. Many companies try to collect data about us from our emails, social networking, contests, Using search engines, where our searches are recorded. Loneliness is useful for meditation, and the feeling that you still can decide what things yourself and communicate what it would be reassuring.
What are the essentials for you? Although there are ten or more, it would be interesting to compare opinions.
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