So the next time you get that thought about purchasing something you have been grilled into believing as essential be mindful that you are being instrumental in putting yourself into the inconvenience that is to trouble you. The question pops up so often as to what is wrong with our society these days, for the answer look deep into your-self, and see how you have contributed towards humanity.
We are not often mindful of what we can do to change things around, but contribute unknowingly in destroying the fabric of goodness a society holds so dear. This happens when we do not think of ourselves as part of society and become selfish, doing things that benefit you only. ‘Because it benefits me it’s got to be good’ we think.
Selfishness is a thing that can grow to be very harmful and bring about plenty of animosity amongst us in a society. One would question, as to why it is wrong to care for oneself, being conscious of one own welfare. And in this modern world, that is a frequently self critical situation people are often caught in. It is a pitiful condition that humans are inflicted engulfed in the present economic situations, States are demanded to follow. Due this situation prevailing world-wide humans are caught in a dire situation of either be in it and survive or be out of it and be damned. Being with it is to be self-concerned because it is an essential condition required of one; for survival of the fittest is the name of the game played around the world.
To propagate these ideas around the world they have even invented a television series called the ‘Survivor’, and it brings out all the unnatural states of the human mind. The way it is done on television is exactly what is expected of people in actual form too. In short you have to be a survivor with no feeling what so ever for the other or humanity, except winning the prize, which otherwise may cost you your life.
From the above you can just get a glimpse of what this world is being turned into by these new economies, where the main concern is the profit you can pocket. The world of commerce no longer worries about living conditions of the people, and that means it is not concerned with the past leaders who have made us think of goodness and the happiness it can provide people with as a whole. That is now being turned into something bizarre with the present trend of commercialism which is only bent on accumulating more consumers. It is therefore clear that consumerism is what makes commercial ventures grow, making its promoters rich.
Who or what becomes consumers, to enrich commercialism; it is you and me, the very beings who are put through the inconvenience to survive are made to purchase what is put in the market that enrich the controllers of economies as pointed out above.
So the next time you get that thought about purchasing something you have been grilled into believing as essential be mindful that you are being instrumental in putting yourself into the inconvenience that is to trouble you.
Through all your troubles try to think of the other person too, and try to live with the least possible, be it clothing or food, think of all those beings that are left out of the equation when commercialism thrives due to your contributions via consumer power. Make up your mind to use that power to give some else to indulge even slightly in their desires too. That will bring a smile to your face to light it up, and grow into something beautiful.
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