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Mp3? No Mp3?
ajani_mgo
Veteran
Alright... I am posting on behalf of my dear friend the great Argon.
So thus I have heard,
He received a brand new MP3 player from his father - when the former already has a working, functional one he feels no need to change.
His father claims it to be a reward for his good studies, but the reasons Argon offered for rejection are as follows:
1) Not wanting to be seen as a spoilt brat
2) Not wanting his grades to be seen as an objective for material gains
3) Not yet getting his prelim results - which he thinks he will underperform
The MP3 player was bought at a discount, though.
He is not really in favour of speaking to his dad about it, and he feel kind of uneasy even.
I told him that my take was that (while using some form of non-attachment logic) since he'd understand his father's reasons, and still be aware of what he wants and what his father wants, he should just take it to enjoy. But it still doesn't solve the problem of having the privellege of two MP3 players for one pair of ears.
Well, comparatively, Argon's problem compared to the teens of today who want more and more MP3 players seem small, but I wish that we all'd take him as seriously as well.
So thus I have heard,
He received a brand new MP3 player from his father - when the former already has a working, functional one he feels no need to change.
His father claims it to be a reward for his good studies, but the reasons Argon offered for rejection are as follows:
1) Not wanting to be seen as a spoilt brat
2) Not wanting his grades to be seen as an objective for material gains
3) Not yet getting his prelim results - which he thinks he will underperform
The MP3 player was bought at a discount, though.
He is not really in favour of speaking to his dad about it, and he feel kind of uneasy even.
I told him that my take was that (while using some form of non-attachment logic) since he'd understand his father's reasons, and still be aware of what he wants and what his father wants, he should just take it to enjoy. But it still doesn't solve the problem of having the privellege of two MP3 players for one pair of ears.
Well, comparatively, Argon's problem compared to the teens of today who want more and more MP3 players seem small, but I wish that we all'd take him as seriously as well.
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Let his good buddy Ajani use one!
Keep it in the box in case his grades are not up to par - then if he has to give it back, he can just give it back.
I really don't think it's too much to worry about. It wasn't something that he requested.
-bf
Why doesn't he just give away the old one to someone who doesn't have an mp3 player. If they ask why he is giving it to them, he can say "it is a reward for my good studies."
_/\_
metta
Good one, Simon! Beautiful.
Or is that really selfish? ......................sorry.