Have we had enough already?

We have been so conditioned to live a life of achievements – striving for a higher education, a job promotion, a bigger house, a personal best in everything we do, that we may have acquired a misplaced view of life. This relentless pursuit of sorts has been ingrained in most of us that we have the perception that our lives are not complete without these ‘achievements’, that life is a constant grind of accumulating ‘things’, that our lives will ‘never be fulfilled till we attain the ultimate whatever’!

Take a look around us in society: What are the messages we are getting everyday, every moment of our lives? That our lives are not complete because we don’t have the apartment by the sea, the snazzy sports car, the latest fashion wear; that our bodies are less than perfect unless we go for a botox shot, liposuction, take an endless cocktail of supplements, join a ’state-of- the-art’ gym; that we will missed out on scoring distinctions in our exams and getting into the prestigious universities, without engaging the services of the ‘experts’ in educational researches!

This is not about consumerism and driving the economy but a case of mindless living. This relentless need to fill our limited physical space with the latest toys & clothes, to be number one in everything we do, to make a name for ourselves in society in whatever areas – is like a runaway train without brakes! It is an imprisonment of our lives, tying us to the illusion that we are ‘a lesser person’ without all these frills and fittings.

And we don’t seem to have had enough?

This is not just about the conservation of the earth’s  limited natural resources. This has more implications on the preservation of our souls, of waking up to who we are; on living responsibly with every living thing, discovering our purpose on earth, and how we are living life for the moment.

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