On Surplus

I try to minimize surplus.

I work only as much as needed.
I don't spend up to what I earn,
and when a need arises, I work exactly as much as the need.

Without surplus, there can be instability.
Of course there's also instability that surplus brings, but setting that aside —
as an alternative to the instability of having no surplus,
you need various kinds of preparation.

The reason I go to all this trouble on my own is that
surplus ultimately benefits organizations and civilization,
but it does nothing at all for an individual's daily life.


It wasn't like this from the start —
more on that in the next post..