The ability of Koko, as he was affectionately known, to observe a sunset or spawning salmon? Really the stuff of legends. None of whom come to mind by name, but that perhaps being more a function of my poor memory than anything else. He was a notable noticer, taking note of things in the world on a level with the great historical non-doers. He was a militant non-doer, spurning the mundane materialism of accomplishment and purpose. He never did anything, and therein lied his virtue. How is it you came to believe your way is the only way?Įxcerpted from Kokonutty’s eulogy: We gather today to celebrate the great kokonutty, whose hallmark was being an Observer of Things. Walking on the beach may be your own private little hell but why do you profess the same for everyone? At no time in this conversation have you even slightly indicated that your preferences do not apply to everyone, just the opposite. Unlike you, I can sit around staring at things, I do not require "the actual business of life" because life is not a business. That is fine - for you, but it is not necessary for everyone. You may have a need to do things, you may have the need to build things and accomplish something. No, I don't have to do anything nor does anyone else simply because you must. Even if it's just home projects, carpentry, sewing, cooking.
If you walk on beaches and stare at bees all the time, that kind of sounds like hell. Sunsets are a good break from the actual business of life: doing things. But you still have to do something in life. I always have enjoyed a nice sunset, especially on a quiet beach I trust that will never change - it is a very rewarding "SOMETHING" to me, but not at all an accomplishment. Old sayings are nothing more than opinions, not truisms, and are often quite wrong for many. I cannot agree that happiness is elusive to those who view it subjectively rather than your objective standard you claim to be universal. Goal seeking is far from any idea many have for finding happiness. "There you go again." Your insistence that everyone need be productive to be happy may well be a credo by which you live but many of us have no such requirement for ourselves or those close to us. You’ve got to be accomplishing SOMETHING, even if you are 90 and the exit is in plain sight. The old saying “you are what you do” comes to mind. Sunsets aren’t sufficient when you are 20 and building your empire. But when you look at life in total, happiness entails being productive and exerting effort and making things happen. At that point, happiness probably shifts and one might be content with just existing in some degree of comfort. Just a function of diminished energy, health, time remaining to exist, and other reduced potentials.
As one gets older, the scope of life shrinks and one must be satisfied with fewer and more modest goals. Productivity and love are known to be fundamental.
There are objective factors of happiness that are universal.
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