The topic I'm going to bring up right now is so powerful that it can embarrass all of us and make us introspective simultaneously. The moment I thought about this, I started looking at all of my belongings in a different way, with a different perspective altogether.
Let's talk about human nature. Most of us say that we want to do good to others, donate money when we grow up etc, etc. All of us think of an angel residing inside us. But when I thought of this for long stretches of time, I realized that although we may do petty works of charity, we still live for ourselves, for our satisfaction. Evolution has made us greedy.
You must have heard about Charles Darwin's Theory of Survival of the Fittest. During this long race of evolution commencing millions of years ago on our planet, only those who are the strongest, can survive. If an organism is strong, it means that it is capable of escaping from danger. Thus, we come to know that those who can save themselves on time are the ones who survive.
Eventually, man started thinking more and more of himself and his need to survive. Fulfilling his desires, his ambitions, suddenly became his sole aim in life. And that's how the nature of greed is embodied inside all of us. Is this right?
The children of today (which also include me), pester their parents to buy a particular video game for them, or some music album, or another expensive touch-screen watch. Have you noticed that expensive has become the new cool?
Such a thought came into my mind when I saw someone buying Ralph Lauren sunglasses worth ten thousand rupees. Would a pair of sunglasses worth five hundred bucks given us less protection from the blazing sun?
What if we look at the poverty in this world. Many people often talk about this topic, talk about how they want to abolish it. Many people work as hard as they possibly can and still can't feed their families well. These are the people who are looted by the government leaders and the business magnates and capitalists. Their money is hoarded in large amounts by the government. And what do they get in the end?
What I mean to say is that the money wasted in fulfilling our greed for expensive items can be utilized for much better results, which will benefit you in the end. I'm not saying that we shouldn't buy expensive things. If there is a need for them, then no one's stopping you. What I want to make all of you aware about is that when cheaper and qualitative counterparts are available, why buy the costly ones just because they're 'cool'?
I hope you don't misunderstand me. Just now, much debate arose regarding the Mars mission launched by India. According to sources, its budget was 70 million dollars. Many people said that this money could have fulfilled the requirements of the economically weaker. However, they fail to understand that this spacecraft was sent for a purpose, not for showing-off to the countries (well, we aren't sure, are we?)
No one says that the money used in the films could have been put to use in a better way. Do you know that the budget of the movie Gravity is hundred million dollars, which is more than that used in the Mars mission? Can you tell me which one has a better use - the Mars mission or Gravity (movie)?
In the end, I would like to say that money doesn't make us who we are. It is our personality which truly defines us.
Let's talk about human nature. Most of us say that we want to do good to others, donate money when we grow up etc, etc. All of us think of an angel residing inside us. But when I thought of this for long stretches of time, I realized that although we may do petty works of charity, we still live for ourselves, for our satisfaction. Evolution has made us greedy.
You must have heard about Charles Darwin's Theory of Survival of the Fittest. During this long race of evolution commencing millions of years ago on our planet, only those who are the strongest, can survive. If an organism is strong, it means that it is capable of escaping from danger. Thus, we come to know that those who can save themselves on time are the ones who survive.
Eventually, man started thinking more and more of himself and his need to survive. Fulfilling his desires, his ambitions, suddenly became his sole aim in life. And that's how the nature of greed is embodied inside all of us. Is this right?
The children of today (which also include me), pester their parents to buy a particular video game for them, or some music album, or another expensive touch-screen watch. Have you noticed that expensive has become the new cool?
Such a thought came into my mind when I saw someone buying Ralph Lauren sunglasses worth ten thousand rupees. Would a pair of sunglasses worth five hundred bucks given us less protection from the blazing sun?
What if we look at the poverty in this world. Many people often talk about this topic, talk about how they want to abolish it. Many people work as hard as they possibly can and still can't feed their families well. These are the people who are looted by the government leaders and the business magnates and capitalists. Their money is hoarded in large amounts by the government. And what do they get in the end?
What I mean to say is that the money wasted in fulfilling our greed for expensive items can be utilized for much better results, which will benefit you in the end. I'm not saying that we shouldn't buy expensive things. If there is a need for them, then no one's stopping you. What I want to make all of you aware about is that when cheaper and qualitative counterparts are available, why buy the costly ones just because they're 'cool'?
I hope you don't misunderstand me. Just now, much debate arose regarding the Mars mission launched by India. According to sources, its budget was 70 million dollars. Many people said that this money could have fulfilled the requirements of the economically weaker. However, they fail to understand that this spacecraft was sent for a purpose, not for showing-off to the countries (well, we aren't sure, are we?)
No one says that the money used in the films could have been put to use in a better way. Do you know that the budget of the movie Gravity is hundred million dollars, which is more than that used in the Mars mission? Can you tell me which one has a better use - the Mars mission or Gravity (movie)?
In the end, I would like to say that money doesn't make us who we are. It is our personality which truly defines us.
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