Who does not want to get rich, famous or powerful. Who would not like to own a Mercedes, wear Armanis or D&G or go on a world tour? Who does not want to live in a huge mansion equipped with all the luxurious amenities? As much as I have seen the world, I think there would be hardly anybody who does not want a rich lifestyle. After all, we are humans not some Buddha who can find solace meditating in a jungle under a tree (no offense to Buddha fans, even I adore this man a lot). We all are (and this is not a hyperbole) running behind something…to each his own, some for money, some for status, some for fame etc. In our quest, all that is guaranteed is sleepless nights, disturbed minds and unhappiness.
Though, it has been thought to us since childhood not to run behind any material thing like mad souls and be satisfied with whatever we have and enjoy life, it takes a movie like Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara to reinstate this basic truth of our existence. And for how long, soon we forget that life is not measured by how long you live but by how much life you had when you lived. We choose to neglect this fact and join the madness to earn money, gain status and power, live a completely material life.
From morning to night, we run haphazardly to complete our task. WE may enjoy our jobs but what motivates us the most is the money factor. Our timetable is made, from getting up to going to bed everything is full, no time to stop and ponder on the journey, no time to sit back and enjoy the nature. In short, no time for leisure work except for weekends. This all makes me think whether we are programmed, is this some kind of human engineering? Does every person in this world is engineered to behave this way?
In my growing years, when in my college, I thought there are two ways to become rich. Marry the offspring of some billionaire (oops Siddhartha Mallya is already booked) or take the hard route and work like Mr. Ambani and conquer success. Being from the middle class family, the first option was never an option for me. The second option I have been attempting since a while but the success has been by far negligible. So now what to do, how to gain wealth? But wait, why do I want to be rich? What is this madness and who has sown these seeds? I think it is our mind to blame. It is so vulnerable to the external environment that it engineers us to behave this way – run after material wealth. Most of us including me are clueless about the purpose of life or why we are chasing a particular thing in life. I think it is about time we stop. Life would end one day in such a rush without the realization of what we did in the way.
So, I don’t know about others but I pledge to sit back and relax. Cut myself from the rat race. It does not mean I will no longer be ambitious. I would continue to do what I like but will not go blind behind achieving something which does not give me hapiness. Let’s see if human engineering can be altered?
