What is Paradise?

Sep 29, 2013

Do people in every culture imagine the perfect place to be is under palm trees?

Here are 7 things I've found out about paradise:

1. it seems it's human nature to find the grass greener on the other side of the fence (or world)
2. it's an age thing. Your idea of paradise might be different when you are older and less inclined to adventure and kitschy romance
3. it's a cultural thing in a reverse kind of way. Islanders might dream of Manhattan or Shanghai, while urbanites tend to pine for white
sandy beaches and solitude
4. it rarely has to do with wealth or income
5. in many belief systems, paradise is the reward that comes after living a virtuous life
6. your version of paradise probably has to do with the kind of stories your parents told you, the books they read to you as a child, where
they took you on holiday, and what their own visions of paradise were
7. if you do find your paradise, chances are you won't find it as nice as you thought it would be

Find more cultural background on paradise here

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