There comes a time when we
stop to look at our lives, and start to wonder why our lives became
so complicated.
As dark as it sounds, the
only things we really need to survive as humans is simply to eat,
sleep, have sex and die just as animals do. But somewhere along the
lines of humanity, we developed an egoic mind of wanting to stimulate
itself by becoming selfish of our own desires, and have dominion over
others by gaining control over sex, money, and power.
Easily, a person could
purchase goods whether that'd be purses, cars, coffee, if those goods
will provide value to our lives; with no problems at all. But if we
add a hyped brand named good into the equation, we instantly choose
the brand name because it creates a sense of worth and sense of
superiority over others, since not everyone can afford it.
The Buddha said within the
four noble truth, that suffering was caused by desire.
If one approaches to live
with no desires, he later learns to realize that if we desire to not
desire, we're desiring not to desire; just as Siddhartha Gautama
(Buddha) paradoxically left the open statement.
There is no right and wrong
in wishing to gain something; except, what is your reasoning behind
it?
Are you trying to become a
doctor so you can gain a high income status and to have prestige of
earning the right to being called Dr. Soandso? Or is it because you
have a burning desire to learn about biology and to help the sick
since you've experienced a family member pass away?
If you're suffering from
inner turmoil, we must first learn to let go of our attachments. If
one see's unfit of themselves until he/she becomes rich and famous
with driving a fancy car and owning a mansion, who would you be if we
were to strip all those away?
"Kingdom of God(Heaven)
is within you"
-Luke 17:21
If we learned how to live a
simple life knowing happiness comes from within ourselves, we reach a
point of contentment of not needing to do anything, but live. So then
comes to the concluding question "why do we do anything?"
"what is the point of anything?"
If you were to ask me "then
why do you write?" I would ask in return "why do birds
sing?"
The birds aren't required to
sing when it doesn't have to, but it does what it does out of joy.
Therefore, I write for the same reason as birds sing; I dig it.
No one can give nor show you
happiness and peacefulness, just as you leading a horse to water,
doesn't mean the horse will drink it. You must find it within
yourself.
So now, I'll leave you with
the question,
If we desire happiness and
peace, we've missed the whole target by agreeing our lives isn't
sufficient; which is not happiness and peace. Isn't it so?
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