I wonder sometimes if peace of mind can be bought - not in the literal sense, of course. In a world where liquidity is crucial for our daily survival, I believe that everything can be bought.
There will be people who claim that they, as a person, cannot be bought. BUT well, when we take a salary and zombie in and out to carry out a task, we are being bought. We will stay that way, and then realise that there is a better job out there, quit because we tell ourselves, that we cannot be bought, then work at the other job, until the same cycle repeats.
Some others will use this line when the relationship goes bad - however, it's the same cycle, with different variables. It sounds very cut and dry, but that is the ugly truth. We can all be bought, just that the 'price' varies. As in barter trading, there is a price tag on everything. We just don't consciously think about it.
For something as abstract as 'peace of mind', it's just another 'item' on the trading board. Perhaps at different points in our lives, our definition of 'peace of mind' varies. BUT it doesn't change the fact that, it can be bought, either in barter or monetary trade. Either way, it involves an exchange.
So, yes, we can be bought - it's just how much.
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