If someone asked me to name of the
biggest problems of the world today, I would undoubtedly reply with
materialism. Rather I believe it’s capable of being defined as an epidemic.
Rapidly spreading day to day from each corner of the world to each and every
age group and all social circles, a contagious epidemic. From the rich to the
poor, the kid to the adult, from men to women, its increased rate of spread has
engulfed us all. Covering our eyes with the blindfolds of lust for money, anesthetizing our
conscience, overpowering our will to differentiate between the valuable and
worthless - materialism guides us to tread on the paths that lead us astray
from the world of fundamental realities.
This uncanny desire to please the world rather than
acquire self-satisfaction is indeed tough to comprehend. Changing our
ideologies, reshaping our views, carving them with the tools of appeasing
others, materialism has even caused us to drop on things deep down our hearts
still approve of doing. One of the most major attacks that it has made on us is
in the form of forcing ourselves to believe our goal isn’t to earn a living
rather live for earning.
Ever ask a kid what he dreams to become when he
grows up and you’ll end up listening to some fantasizing ideas, sometimes even
far from the realities of the world. As that kid grows up you’ll sense a touch
of realism in his reply which will now begin to express his real desires and
everything is absolutely fine till that point until the realism is infected by
materialism and now his goals evolve from fulfilling his dreams to fulfilling
his desires, desires bound by cash. His choice of field of work is no longer
limited to what interests him; rather it now revolves around the concept of
maximizing his profits. It is indeed great to add luxuries to your life but it
takes a detrimental form when it is all that you want.
Sadly a major
fraction of the population today doesn’t opt for
something that enthralls them, rather what could possibly amplify the amount of
their earnings, aggregate their savings rapidly and upgrade the quality of
their belongings. Shattering ones will to pursue their dream careers this
materialism equips us with the heartlessness to give up on our passions, only
for the sake seeking a better financial status. We let ourselves fall prey to
people’s opinions that it is far more important to turn your life into a
dreamland, rather than living in the land of your dreams. It is far more
important to not buy luxuries with the money you earn, rather by dreams that
aren’t even yours. Our youth has lost the faith in being able to satisfy
themselves with what they do not what they earn. This growing influence of
money in our world and lack of guidance has indeed damaged the thoughts of our
youth. It is high time they are reminded no luxury can replace the
self-satisfaction acquired by doing what we enjoy the most, not what enables us
to earn to the maximum.
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