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·Seven years ago I had a sabbatical of 6 months. Although some would call it a burn out. I had two (expensive) houses, I worked day and night and at a certain moment I realised I was just working for the mortgage and a expensive lifestyle. I felt I was a slave of the system. I did'nt gave a shit about money when I was younger. Suddenly it was the most important thing. More, more, more. I thought: fυck that. That's not me.
So happy for you you could realize what was happening and change it !
Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity :
Dalai Lama said:Man.
Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money.
Then he sacrifices money to try to recuperate his health.
And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present;
the result being that he does not live in the present or the future;
he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.
Same thing happened to me about two years ago. Together with my girlfriend - now wife - we both did quit our comfortable jobs at the same time. Was like a dive into nowhere but the best decision ever. We found new jobs, different, better, smarter. We learn more, we enjoy more, we work less but are more efficient, we earn less but are happier. If you want to be proud of your story, write it instead of undergoing it.
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