Lagom: Swedish philosophy on accepting "just enough" - Big Think
I have been a practitioner of 'Lagom' since I was a kid. Back then they called it 'being lazy' and 'having no ambition'. My last wife called it 'Not liking nice things.' God bless the people that don't have a sense of 'Lagom' though. Someone has to keep the wheels greased in society. I also appreciate a good portion of the world doesn't have the luxury of living in a state of 'Lagom'. They are too busy just trying to stay alive.
I sold real estate in the city with the largest concentration of Arabs in the USA. Many of the old-time agents would not work with them. Arabs drove a hard bargain. I was forced to, as I was a newcomer to the city and had no 'sphere of influence', as they like to say in real estate. I actually melded great with their style of business, made many connections, and did very well courting them. They had money, were smart, and came to the party ready to deal. I also had many conversations with them about the never-ending conflicts in the Middle East. There was a reason they were now living in Detroit. The major lesson I came away with was there was no clear cut right and wrong in the Middle East. I see the FB posts all day taking partisan sides as usual, from the safety of a padded office chair sitting in front of a computer. The usual mass media suspects are also lining up with their patented brands of distorted, one-sided propaganda of either 'Jew bad/Arab good' or '
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