I am still amazed to see the pace at which my thoughts and mood keep fluctuating. As Mr.Bachchan has written in his blog ," Materialism at times stuns you into silence and contemplation". I believe this post is an absolute result of that contemplation which has indeed risen out of the materialistic demands and desires.
Quite often, my inner self is in a confusion; confusion between what needs to be heeded and what does not;
between choosing between morally right or practically pleasing;
between voice and heart;
Often, I end up without concluding. Materialism is food for good survival. But then, who decides what is a good survival?
A man with a Nokia 3210 can be as happy as the one with Samsung Galaxy. And again, at many occasions,
Samsung Galaxy can be witnessed at the hands of divine person- a happy person. But not necessarily is that divine -quality' there in him because of the SG.
A good survival is constituted by an amalgam of self-reliability, good attitude, pleasure and mental peace. So, even when I have a Crore in my bank account, the sorrow of having a an incurable foot pain may ruin the fun of it; And again, the foot pain may also not be that devastating if my attitude tells me,'its okay...you are alive at least'.
One may question, if attitude is above materialism, then, a materialist person may change his attitude and never care about anything but his palpable credentials and luxuries- So, a person with an incurable foot pain may not ever care about the foot pain more that his bank balance- So, he still will be happy.
My point- Attitude, once inculcated, can never be weeded out. Luxuries may come and go making you pleased or displeased once, but a good attitude ensures you are happy in all situations- even when with an incurable foot pain but without the bank balance :)
Quite often, my inner self is in a confusion; confusion between what needs to be heeded and what does not;
between choosing between morally right or practically pleasing;
between voice and heart;
Often, I end up without concluding. Materialism is food for good survival. But then, who decides what is a good survival?
A man with a Nokia 3210 can be as happy as the one with Samsung Galaxy. And again, at many occasions,
Samsung Galaxy can be witnessed at the hands of divine person- a happy person. But not necessarily is that divine -quality' there in him because of the SG.
A good survival is constituted by an amalgam of self-reliability, good attitude, pleasure and mental peace. So, even when I have a Crore in my bank account, the sorrow of having a an incurable foot pain may ruin the fun of it; And again, the foot pain may also not be that devastating if my attitude tells me,'its okay...you are alive at least'.
One may question, if attitude is above materialism, then, a materialist person may change his attitude and never care about anything but his palpable credentials and luxuries- So, a person with an incurable foot pain may not ever care about the foot pain more that his bank balance- So, he still will be happy.
My point- Attitude, once inculcated, can never be weeded out. Luxuries may come and go making you pleased or displeased once, but a good attitude ensures you are happy in all situations- even when with an incurable foot pain but without the bank balance :)
