They say a
man’s needs are limited while his desires go as far as the horizon is. We want everything, from something as simple
to a delicious cupcake to I-am-freaking-rich screaming cars. Sometimes it’s
hard to even describe why exactly we want something. Sadly, our endless desires
and the resources to get them don’t always go hand in hand. Oh dear, if only
the world was a ‘wish granting factory’.
The question is why do we want all these
things? Is it possible that somewhere in
our mind we have embedded the thought that more things ultimately lead to more
happiness? Is it perhaps possible that while trying to attain more happiness
through these things we might be losing sight of the bigger picture? Okay but
then what is the “bigger picture”?
How about
attaining bliss by making the world a better place to live in? Sounds familiar I bet but isn’t that only
because we have just been reading and listening to others talk about it and not
actually doing anything to make it happen?
Can we please try to help people irrespective of whether we know them or
not? In fact, why just people? Don’t animals deserve our love too? Can we not
confine our protest marches to the cases that acquire media attention? Can we
not let others stop us from doing what is right? CAN WE NOT DEPEND ON OTHERS TO
BE THE CHANGE?
Twenty years
from now when you look back at your life what would make you gleam with pride
and happiness? All that money you made or all that people you made happy? Think
about the things we all can create together, all the things we can mend and all
the people we can make happier. Just imagine how amazing it would be to live in
a world as beautiful as that.
