How much will make us happy? When does contentment arrive? Society is consumed with consumption on the premise that it will bring happiness. If only we had enough we'd be truly happy.
"Do you really sell that much salt?" a man asks a grocer whose store is stacked with thousands of boxes of salt.
"No," says the grocer. "I sell maybe two boxes a month. To tell you the truth, I'm not a very good salt seller. But the guy who sells me salt - now he's a good salt seller!" - Mel Brooks
Maybe it is good to laugh at ourselves. Such self deprecation may bring us closer to home. To us.
"Do you really sell that much salt?" a man asks a grocer whose store is stacked with thousands of boxes of salt.
"No," says the grocer. "I sell maybe two boxes a month. To tell you the truth, I'm not a very good salt seller. But the guy who sells me salt - now he's a good salt seller!" - Mel Brooks
Maybe it is good to laugh at ourselves. Such self deprecation may bring us closer to home. To us.
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