"luxury"

[gordon stelter]

Serenity is the greatest treasure.
     G

--- antares <antares@euronet.nl> wrote:

> 
> On 16-jan-05, at 19:13, Maggie Jusiel wrote:
> >
> > Aristotle said that leisure (luxury) is more
> important than business
> > because leisure was the goal of business.  ;)
> >
> > I tune in an area that has lots of poverty.  There
> are some people who 
> > are
> > lucky enough to get a "free" piano, or one very
> cheap, but can't 
> > afford to
> > fix it up and/or care for it.  If someone lives in
> my immediate area 
> > (30
> > miles or less from my home), I will undercharge,
> big time.  I have 
> > worked
> > on pianos in moderately poor to extremely poor
> condition, but if I 
> > didn't
> > undercharge, they wouldn't have been worked on at
> all.  (I also learn 
> > alot
> > from them.)  These people can usually manage to
> have me come out every 
> > two
> > years or so, which keeps the pianos playable for
> their children.  I 
> > see it
> > as community service.  Of course, I still need to
> make a living, so I
> > charge a more comparative price for "out of town"
> work.  Some of these
> > people still don't value my work, but many do, and
> are very 
> > appreciative
> > for my services.  When someone doesn't have money,
> appreciation goes a
> > long way with me.  ;)  They value this luxury, and
> are extremely 
> > grateful
> > I can help them maintain it.  :D
> >
> > ...just my two cents...  ;)
> >
> 
> As long as you can eat and live and be content with
> your way of life, 
> you will have a very fine memory of the grits of
> life, of the people 
> who try so hard to make a living and stay alive.
> To be a part of that process  id the gist of life
> itself.
> 
> I have great respect for you....
> 
> friendly greetings
> from
> André Oorebeek
> 
> Vita Dura Est
> indeed
> 
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