LIFE LESSONS

1. Why you don't steal?
   Logic: You want something-- The purpose is to acquire "things".
   You know you can "get away" with stealing it without getting caught,
   but people will notice, that when ever your around, "things" come up missing later,
   maybe lots later, it leaves an "ill will" that follows you.
   Pretty soon your just not welcome. Communities will eject thieves.
   !------You got away, but you can't come back.------!
   The brotherhood of thieves-- Soon your only friends are other thieves.
   The problem is they will steal from you too, which means you can acquire "things",
   but you can't keep them.
   Note: Theives have a tendency to be paranoid,"someone might catch them.
   They expect everyone to steal from them."
   Logical conclusion: Stealing is not a valid method of having "things".
   Note: When a waitress leaves her tip laying in front of you! Its a trap.
   It takes will power to resist the temptation to steal.
   That "ill will" is the expectation that you will steal,
   which creates the temptation situation.
   Overcoming temptation is "Good" exercise for your will power.
   
2. Why you don't lie?
   The reason for lying is you didn't live up to someone else's expectation.
   So you lie, and cover up the lie with another one etc.
   The problem was who said you had to live up to someone else's expectation.
   Its better to just say the truth. You've gained the reputation for honesty.
   Which is better than whatever the momentary expectation happened to be.
   When there is a face off between a lier and an honest reputation.
   The honest reputation will always win.
   It takes will power to resist the temptation to lie.
   Overcoming temptation is "Good" exercise for your will power.
   Will is a real power, the lack of it is why thieves and liers become losers.
3. Why you make your bed? Its not so your mother won't yell at you.
   Its to keep the spiders from making a nest in your bed and biting you.
   
4. Why do you wash your dishes?-- to keep from getting tomaine poisoning.
   
5. Why do you wash your clothes, and take baths? To keep your skin from rotting off.
   Road rules: Take a bath everyday, oil your skin with olive oil.
   The oil protects from parasites, scabies, lice, etc.
   In medieval times, oily woodsmoke accomplished the same purpose.
   Change your socks and underwear everyday. Keep your fingernails clean and clipped.
   It improves your sex life. Think about it.
   
6. Its a good routine, in the morning as you leave each room you go through,
   scan it, adjust as necessary, to a set par of neatness.
   It should be ready to bring home friends anytime.
   Or leave indefinitely an come back to a "ready to use" situation.
   You can instantly tell if someone else has been there also!
   
7. Roll your clothes military style.
   You should be able to pack and be gone within 5 minutes at any time.
   
8. Travel light-- one set of outer clothes on, one set ready to wear, 3rd set laundry to wash.
   
9. Hippie washing machine--stomp on soapy clothes while taking shower.
   So why didn't I just quote the "Ten commandments" and be religious?
   

10. Try your best to carry your own weight.

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