<p>Okay, so then you live a very ascetic lifestyle. Good for you.</p>
<p>But you own a TV? Radio? Useless. Throw them out. Electricity? Useless. Throw it out. I had a teacher in high school who had none of these "luxuries" as he called them.</p>
<p>I don't respect people who harp on other people's luxuries, yet don't see the inherent luxury in their own lifestyle. Then again, I also don't see the point of asceticism. It seems self-defeating to me.</p>
<p>no no TV or radio, electricity yes, makes it easier to . . live, study, whatever</p>
<p>People live like that to prove that they have self-control, after a while, they get used to not having it. Sometimes people do that to themselves so they can purposely live a hard life for the "pleasure of God in the end". Was your teacher religious?</p>
<p>One pair of clothing sounds a bit...grimy to me (unless you never sweat).</p>
<p>No, he was a hippie. Same difference, I suppose.</p>
<p>nah don't worry about it
And I don't have 1 pair, he had to live like that because he was poor. Now he's making probably more than either of your parents make, but we still have to exercise self-control...which leads to an abusive environment, unfortunately, if we get "out of line".</p>
<p>Now how do you know how much my parents make? It's not very good form when you make wild assumptions like that.</p>
<p>most likely, i'm not trying to be haughty or anything, it's not like we get to use the money as we like anyway</p>
<p>"Get out of line?" What's "getting out of line?" Wanting to live like a normal youth?</p>