Is a writer who Is very talented and fortunate to have a good Job, a small apartment and enough cash flow to travel several destinations. This accomplishments, he is not. lyre ponders the fact that when he visits these third world countries the inhabitants seem much more content, and even energetic in their surroundings. lyre begins to wonder, does money really buy happiness? lyre puts this to the test. In search of his own happiness, he travels to several locations. Year is quite content in Kyoto, a small apartment tit no television, no bicycle, no car and no media but this is his happiness. “Happiness lies less in our circumstances than in what we make of them, in every sense. ” This statement touched me the most. I agree with lyre in most of his simplicity. I believe Americans as a whole have become so reliant on technology and media, I often wonder how many have forgotten what the sun looks like. It would be nice to walk in my front door without my girls arguing about what they are going to watch after their chores, sometimes I wish I could disconnect the cable.
I believe cell phones have dad people lazy as well, why bother remembering a phone number I’ll Just look in my contacts! Yes I am guilty of that as well. lyre makes a valid point of letting his audience know that he really does not miss anything when he gets a chance to update himself on media, the outside world, and humanity In general. I wonder if I could make it without my radio for a week, maybe television for a few days? What would America be like if our television, media was limited to a few hours a day? Would we be happier, treat each other with kindness, maybe the crime would go down?