Stories about security
2 Buddhist wisdom stories about security from Buddhist teachers, each linked to the original talk.
- Insure the house — live in a prisonJoke · Ajahn Brahm
In brief: Sydney man told to cut insurance premiums with screens, cameras and bars until home feels like prison — punchline setup for finding another way.
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guy in Sydney I think I told this one before maybe some of you remember this guy in Sydney was just really really just upset at how much it cost for his insurance and the insurance company said if you want to get less premiums because of burglars and stuff you have to install security screens on your windows you get security guards like we've got over outside you have to have cameras everywhere bars on your windows it is like living in a prison but you have to because there's burglars around and he found a an alternative now he doesn't pay any insurance he's got free security and all he needed to do no bars on his windows no security screens no uh CCTV cameras all you did he went to Bunnings and brought a flagpole and on the flagpole is front garden he put a nicest flag
- The millionaire who retired to GuadalcanalStory · Ajahn Brahm
In brief: A man who made his fortune in the Roaring Twenties and cashed out before the Depression researches the safest, most perfect place in the world to retire, and chooses the tropical…
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There was a man who was in the boom years of United States in the roaring 20s made enough money and managed to cash it in before the depression years and being a multimillionaire he decided 'why should I just live in the United States' are there any other places in the world where I can live which got a better climate, safer, more happy existence so he went to the local public library got out books and he used his intelligence to try and find the perfect place in the world where he could retire and enjoy his remaining years using his great wealth. He could go anywhere he wanted with so much money. So he decided on a tropical island with perfect climate it was called Guadalcanal For those of you who are old enough you know that Guadalcanal became famous because it was the site of two major battles in the Second World War. First when it was taken over by the Japanese Imperial Troops and then it was actually taken over by the Americans afterwards two huge battles. So there was a guy who made his pile, and thought I am now gonna retire to Guadalcanal thinking of being peaceful for ever after. What happened? He gets involved in two major wars, Actually he survived both battles apparently. Two major battles, he survived both and lived to tell the tale but it wasn't a peaceful place.