We therefore work, not for the work's sake, but for moneyβand money is supposed to get us what we really want in our hours of leisure and play. In the United States even poor people have lots of money compared with the wretched and skinny millions of India, Africa, and China, while our middle andupper classes (or should we say income groups) are as prosperous as princes. Yet, by and large, they have but slight taste for pleasure. Money alone cannot buy pleasure, though it can help. For enjoyment is an art and a skill for which we have little talent or energy. β¨ Alan Watts (2011). The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are, p.58, Souvenir Press
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