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al_zaine	Mar 30 2009, 09:24 AM Post #1
Zelator Posts: 115 Age: N/A Gender: Male From: London England Reputation: 1 pts	I was wondering if there were OR are any people in the world who have lived a life full of pleasure. Someone whose life went how they imagined it or hoped for. It could be anyone. For example, maybe Hugh Hefner has lived an entire life where the pro's dramatically outway the con's. I just feel for me that if things are going well in life, either someone is suffering for it or suffering will come upon me to balance out the good. I like to think I'm wrong with my outlook and hope that someone out the has lived a CAREFREE lifestyle without any complications or negative disturbances. Heck I won't beat about the bush, I want to live a life that is good and pleasing to me without feeling guilty. Does anybody feel me? Am I entitled to live how I want or do I have to "earn" my happiness through arduous and tedious toil? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wizard.gif)

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al_zaine	Mar 31 2009, 09:58 AM Post #2
Zelator Posts: 115 Age: N/A Gender: Male From: London England Reputation: 1 pts	While looking into all of this, I was hunting through pages on hedonism and came across this line which I think hits the nail on the head. "Too much wine leads to a hangover, not euphoria. So the balanced enjoyment of pleasure was the means by which Epicureans sought to achieve philosophical ataraxia, or peace of mind. The term "epicurean" is even in use today as denoting a person of exquisite tastes and gourmet palate, enjoying the finer things in life in a refined and sophisticated manner". I just can't get enough of this stuff, its great. I can see that this is where I need to focus and to study more. This is a quote from wiki: "Ataraxia (Ἀταραξία) is a Greek term used by Pyrrho and Epicurus for a limpid state, characterized by freedom from worry or any other preoccupation. For the Epicureans, ataraxia was synonymous with the only true happiness possible for a person. It signifies the detached and balanced state of mind that shows that a person has transcended the material world and is now harvesting all the comforts of philosophy." I've found my calling! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wizard.gif) This post has been edited by al_zaine: Mar 31 2009, 06:04 PM

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al_zaine A Life Of Pleasure Mar 30 2009, 09:24 AM

Darkmage I'd say you're entitled to live how you wa... Mar 30 2009, 09:43 AM

esoterica 'tis good to be the king', and a good king... Mar 30 2009, 10:57 AM

al_zaine Maybe not a bottle of wine but something like stay... Mar 30 2009, 09:15 PM

al_zaine While looking into all of this, I was hunting thro... Mar 31 2009, 09:58 AM

Vilhjalmr Yep. Epicurus is my favorite philosopher and possi... Apr 19 2009, 01:35 AM

esoterica still rooted in the physical - pleasure is physica... Apr 19 2009, 08:46 AM

Vilhjalmr still rooted in the physical - pleasure is physic... Apr 19 2009, 10:03 PM

esoterica we apparently volunteer to come here and incarnate... Apr 20 2009, 08:58 AM

al_zaine Am I entitled to live how I want or do I have to ... Apr 20 2009, 05:39 PM

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