Wow, all this time I thought Horizontalism was a made up word, used jokingly by @Alien826
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It's now a thing: lying flatism!
- Thread starter beenherebeforeagain
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Ah okay, I should've scrolled further before posting that last post. So I was right!
Lying-flatism could bring a better quality of life, if you take it to mean minimal labor for whatever amount you're comfortable with - instead of dedicating your entire life to a career or a business. But taken to the extreme lying-flatism can bring a low quality of life. One would not know true happiness if they live in a single bedroom and eat ramen all their life, in my opinion.
I also think a romantic partnership might be essential to a happy life. One could find ways to be happy without it, but it definitely improves the quality of life.
I also think a romantic partnership might be essential to a happy life. One could find ways to be happy without it, but it definitely improves the quality of life.
I dunno, mate...
Basketball is essential. But anything else? Doubtful. Adds colour, though, for sure.
Maybe peace of mind is all that's essential.
What's wrong with a single bedroom? How would more space bring happiness?
I agree on the ramen, though. I enjoy ramen, but nothing but would lead to poor health, and likely unhappiness.
Alien826
No religious beliefs
I didn't actually make up the word. A long long time ago, I read a humorous post from someone who described how he had to fill out a form when joining the Army. One of the questions was "religion?". Apparently he was not allowed to leave it blank even though he had no religion. So he put "horizontalist", and they were perfectly happy with it, even though it was a total invention and didn't relate to any existing religion. I think they wanted to know how he should be buried if he was killed, but I can't confirm that.
It stuck in my mind and I started using it in forums like this one. Later, I added the dogma and realized that it did describe my approach to life quite accurately. My attempts at proselytizing, and asking for donations have had no success, though it occurs to me that the lack of interest by others does suggest that they are following the tenets of the belief quite well.
And there you have the full story.
I can't help but think that having such a small space to call home would end up feeling like a cage. But I suppose everyone has their own ideas of what's comfortable and what isn't.
I think that's just it. What brings happiness tends to be different for everyone.
I prefer dictionary definitions, & accept
variation that doesn't stray from them.
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