The Buddhist priests already meditate on their own and are very happy. Humans also seem to be heading towards lives of living by themselves due to divorces, dumping parents in nursing homes, not knowing ones closest neighbors due to fear and/or apathy, spending too much time on the internet, working from home, not attending religious gatherings etc..
Although our lives are very hectic and we are bombarded by electronic devices all day, we are really learning to exist by ourselves -- and maybe that is a great thing! No more violence, jealousy etc... in the future?
2006-12-12 15:48:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I think how we define happiness is always changing and evolving (...and that's a good thing). When I was young and growing up in a close-knit cultural community, neighborhood and family, I longed to have more privacy and alone-time. That was my definition of happiness then. Now, as an adult living on my own, I want more connection and community, but still not as much as I had when I was young. My new definition of happiness is a balance between aloneness and togetherness.
The American culture has always valued independence, but it also has a strong community spirit as well. The fast rise of technology has changed things, and made independence, aloneness, and even isolation easier to obtain (even when we aren't seeking it) but I think *how we use* this technology is how we will create our new sense of community and connection. (It's already happening.)
Cyber space can help us connect - but the most exciting and interesting part is when we sit down face to face.
2006-12-12 16:28:17 · answer #1 · answered by freed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You live in a city, big enough to have neighbors a house away.
In the country, where people are farming, ranching, and living like they have for two hundred years, they have to tend to the children, the farm crops or ranch animals.
The middled age group of the adults tend to be in charge of caring for the most part of the rest and split the chores up amongst the children as they reach an age when they can help and take on the chores that the grand parents are getting to weak and feeble to do.
Alone, not even now while I sit here, because I found this place to give some of my wisdom back before it fades away forever.
2006-12-12 15:57:06 · answer #2 · answered by d4d9er 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh there will be violence... it'll just be different.... like... E-violence, where you can program your robot to go over to billybob6969's house and beat the ever loving tar out of him for daring to doubt his superior Star Wars trivia skills on the "Star Warz 4 EVA!" forum. And when billybob6969 isn't coughing up blood and trying to get to his teleport device so he can get to the hospital, he will totally be super jealous of your awesome "Rock em Sock em robot".
2006-12-12 15:56:42 · answer #3 · answered by Jack S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we're connected to millions more people than we were in the past.......perhaps we evolve more telepathically........I certainly have and know a lot of people online who feel very close to the people the talk to.....maybe we will not be alone, but have different types of relationships to keep us company.
2006-12-12 15:51:54 · answer #4 · answered by WitchTwo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well I kind of see your point, but as a human being we need to be around other people, even me, I'm very introverted, but I still need to be around people a little bit. even buddhist hang around other buddhist
2006-12-12 15:52:01 · answer #5 · answered by gigi_the_girl_anachronism 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause they be sneakin opium in there tea bro! you think they arn't all drugged up. guess they wanna get ta nirvana mang!
2006-12-12 15:52:03 · answer #6 · answered by fuck 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
L'enfer, c'est pas les autres.
2006-12-12 15:50:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
so what is the question exactly?
2006-12-12 15:52:39 · answer #8 · answered by josh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋