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Swanny · 10-08-2009, 05:53 PM

On my travels I went to a tiny island Called Gili Trawangan (Tralala) in Indonsia.
They are no motor vehicles on the island, only ponys and carts. I got to know one of the men working on the carts.
He told me he takes about £2 a day, £1 of that he has to pay for rent of the pony and cart.
He lived in a very small tin shed with his wife and two small children.
By a westerners standards he is living in poverty.
But he is without doubt the happiest man I have ever met, I would swap my life with his in a second.

The western world tells you that unless you have a nice car, house, tele etc then you are a failier.
I think people in the western world are poorer because they think they must have stuff.

10-08-2009, 05:53 PM	#7
Swanny I dont need a label ! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Shire of Wilt Posts: 2,889	Re: Eight years ago On my travels I went to a tiny island Called Gili Trawangan (Tralala) in Indonsia. They are no motor vehicles on the island, only ponys and carts. I got to know one of the men working on the carts. He told me he takes about £2 a day, £1 of that he has to pay for rent of the pony and cart. He lived in a very small tin shed with his wife and two small children. By a westerners standards he is living in poverty. But he is without doubt the happiest man I have ever met, I would swap my life with his in a second. The western world tells you that unless you have a nice car, house, tele etc then you are a failier. I think people in the western world are poorer because they think they must have stuff.