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Are you the LOST generation on this high-speed highway of your life journey?
We live in a fairyland era of EXCESS and ACCESS.
There is too much excess for most of us because we have so much to choose from and access because we have so much freedom to choose.
From hi-tech toys to multi-media, high fashion to waterfront homes, chemical distractions to fast lovers, this world offers us an endless array of possibilities. It is all about momentary pleasures, staying in the fast lane, retaining membership in the club of looks and possessions.
The confines of tradition, the prejudice of gender and race, the oppression of politics, the dividing power of distance – all these, though not completely removed, do not bind our feet like they did our forefathers.
Today, no one has to feel embarrassed about wanting more, making more money, deserving better, buying more things, having more lovers.
Ambition is used as a euphemism for greed. Honestly, are we happier than before?
So much of our society is disposable – we see, we want, we use, we throw. More than ever, human beings are buying and using things they do not really need. Our landfills are choking with rubbish, and our debts are ballooning. Yet the buying frenzy does not seem to be losing any steam.
Are we getting caught up in the wrong lanes? Is our focus causing us to ultimately lead empty, meaningless lives? How can we stop the seething, rumbling, fast-exploding machine of industry and greed?
The answer is LOVE – learning to love the things and people we already have. Truly understanding and appreciating them, discovering aspects of them that eluded us before.
If you love what you have, you do not feel the need for more. If you love what you have, you are not going to throw something out once it gets a little worn. You will see the deeper beauty that lasts infinitely longer.
If you love what you have, you will be very careful what you buy or who you choose to be with, because it has to be something you can love, not simply a trial or plaything.
Take a closer look at your possessions and relationships – your clothes, your car, your furniture, your gadgets, your partner. What can you learn to love and appreciate more? What can you recycle or maintain?
Instead of dreaming about buying something new, think about how you can make the most out of what you already have.
Wanting more can never make you happy.
THE KEY IS LOVING WHAT YOU HAVE.
In conclusion….
Knowing what you WANT and NEED make you more focused to live a more meaningful life. It saves the hassle of acquiring something and quickly disposing it for supposedly a better one. Why not appreciate what we have on hand and make the most out of it. The happiest of people do not necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
In essence,
"OUR NEEDS ARE FEW. OUR WANTS ARE MANY.
IN DEALNG WITH THE HEART’S DESIRE, ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS: DO I NEED IT? DO I WANT IT? CAN I ACQUIRE IT? SHOULD I ACQUIRE IT?"
Are you the LOST generation on this high-speed highway of your life journey?
We live in a fairyland era of EXCESS and ACCESS.
There is too much excess for most of us because we have so much to choose from and access because we have so much freedom to choose.
From hi-tech toys to multi-media, high fashion to waterfront homes, chemical distractions to fast lovers, this world offers us an endless array of possibilities. It is all about momentary pleasures, staying in the fast lane, retaining membership in the club of looks and possessions.
The confines of tradition, the prejudice of gender and race, the oppression of politics, the dividing power of distance – all these, though not completely removed, do not bind our feet like they did our forefathers.
Today, no one has to feel embarrassed about wanting more, making more money, deserving better, buying more things, having more lovers.
Ambition is used as a euphemism for greed. Honestly, are we happier than before?
So much of our society is disposable – we see, we want, we use, we throw. More than ever, human beings are buying and using things they do not really need. Our landfills are choking with rubbish, and our debts are ballooning. Yet the buying frenzy does not seem to be losing any steam.
Are we getting caught up in the wrong lanes? Is our focus causing us to ultimately lead empty, meaningless lives? How can we stop the seething, rumbling, fast-exploding machine of industry and greed?
The answer is LOVE – learning to love the things and people we already have. Truly understanding and appreciating them, discovering aspects of them that eluded us before.
If you love what you have, you do not feel the need for more. If you love what you have, you are not going to throw something out once it gets a little worn. You will see the deeper beauty that lasts infinitely longer.
If you love what you have, you will be very careful what you buy or who you choose to be with, because it has to be something you can love, not simply a trial or plaything.
Take a closer look at your possessions and relationships – your clothes, your car, your furniture, your gadgets, your partner. What can you learn to love and appreciate more? What can you recycle or maintain?
Instead of dreaming about buying something new, think about how you can make the most out of what you already have.
Wanting more can never make you happy.
THE KEY IS LOVING WHAT YOU HAVE.
In conclusion….
Knowing what you WANT and NEED make you more focused to live a more meaningful life. It saves the hassle of acquiring something and quickly disposing it for supposedly a better one. Why not appreciate what we have on hand and make the most out of it. The happiest of people do not necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
In essence,
"OUR NEEDS ARE FEW. OUR WANTS ARE MANY.
IN DEALNG WITH THE HEART’S DESIRE, ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS: DO I NEED IT? DO I WANT IT? CAN I ACQUIRE IT? SHOULD I ACQUIRE IT?"
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