people sometimes get confused and think that a job is something that is not fun or is hard work that you don't want to do but, that is not true at all. a job is something that you do and get back payment. the payment is not always money (for example sometimes you get back joy or you simply clean your house and get back a clean house (also joy).
often when people do hard work they want something physical back in return so they can hold it and look at and show their friends their treasures. when we make ourselves think that a job is something hard or not fun to do we also make ourselves think that otherwise fun jobs are not fun then, it becomes hard work and you want something physical back.
how would we deal with this in Economy of Joy if you only get back joy?
I guess we just have to start remembering what a job really is.
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Economy of Joy in Plants
Recently while I water the garden I have been seeing Economy of Joy in plants. It is in all plants but it is Especially noticeable in rhubarb.
If rain is falling everywhere the rhubarb leaf is sort of like a Venn diagram. "O.P." stands for "other plants" and "P." stands for "plant". If the rain lands on the plant part of the Venn diagram it will go into the hole at the bottom of the leaf and feed the plant who owns the leaf. If the water lands on the other plants part of the leaf the water will go off the edge of the leaf to the other plants. If it lands in the middle of the Venn diagram it could go either way.
I think it is really awesome to think about how if plants do economy of joy naturally, does that mean that humans might do it naturally too?
Look around your garden (if you have one) for other plants that do economy of joy.
post your thoughts and ideas in the comments below.
If rain is falling everywhere the rhubarb leaf is sort of like a Venn diagram. "O.P." stands for "other plants" and "P." stands for "plant". If the rain lands on the plant part of the Venn diagram it will go into the hole at the bottom of the leaf and feed the plant who owns the leaf. If the water lands on the other plants part of the leaf the water will go off the edge of the leaf to the other plants. If it lands in the middle of the Venn diagram it could go either way.
I think it is really awesome to think about how if plants do economy of joy naturally, does that mean that humans might do it naturally too?
Look around your garden (if you have one) for other plants that do economy of joy.
post your thoughts and ideas in the comments below.
Tuesday, July 01, 2014
birthday parties
At a birthday party in Economy of Joy, would there be presents or, no presents? The words gift economy seem to say that there should be presents but, if there are gifts everyone feels obliged to give gifts and some people might not give them with joy. It seems then that the perfect thing is to say is that you can just give gifts if you want but, if you do that people might still feel bad for not bringing a gift.
I guess the word "gift" in "gift economy" means anything you give with no physical payment except for joy coming back to you, not only objects. If you are talking about birthday party gifts you are usually talking about an object you are obliged to give. If we acknowledge that objects are not the best thing in the world maybe we would live more healthy, less cluttered and, more joyfully.
What do you think a birthday party in Economy of Joy would be like?
Post in the comments.
I guess the word "gift" in "gift economy" means anything you give with no physical payment except for joy coming back to you, not only objects. If you are talking about birthday party gifts you are usually talking about an object you are obliged to give. If we acknowledge that objects are not the best thing in the world maybe we would live more healthy, less cluttered and, more joyfully.
What do you think a birthday party in Economy of Joy would be like?
Post in the comments.
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