"Needs "....to summarize in one word how the world has evolved so far. From the uncomplicated need for food of the early man, to the need for the most sophisticated technology of the more recent one's, we have come a long way. But all along, the change of path has always been defined by the changing needs. Kings went to conquest in need of new lands to rule, Saints went in search of new religion in need of spirituality, Politicians in search of people, farmers in search of food, traders in search of commodities to satisfy the needs of others in turn to satisfy their own financial needs. Before we could realize it..we had a huge variety of needs, in a huge society. Just when things began to get a little confusing, the human genius comes into play with the invention of money. Now we have the means of fulfilling all our needs by/for a single universal need. But when a simple invention is done, the improvisers and the people who thrive on complicating things can not be left behind.. And so is the case with money. Over a period of time political, geographical, psychologically factors have caused the division of money, so much so that sometimes now it stands to oppose it's very existence. If not anything else money has brought in all the things that generally associated with the not so good times of human history.
Behind all the bureaucratic sweet talk, the diplomacy, the sophistication and all the classy things it wouldn't an exaggeration to say that money exists. How did things get so messy? All I can think of is that it is the very human nature of trying to improve on things..which has so often given us some of the real great things in life ..has also resulted in some very unpleasant things. Mostly because if there is one new thing , there will be a hundred ways in which people will look at it and interpret it. In case of things that have gone horribly wrong, the view that interpreted it will usually be the one which is way off target and also the most powerful. Many a times and this is especially true with autocratic systems, one mistake made by one person has been dealt with by many generations later on. Although a situation like this is more difficult in a democratic system, it is certainly not an impossibility. Worse still is the pace of decision making in democratic systems that would even test the patience of a saint.
Do we have a solution to all this? Do we have one answer that would lead to a fool proof, ever lasting joy on earth. I hope not. Because as long as there are problems, there will emerge opportunities for thinkers and doers to raise to what they were meant to be. Also all our lives will be less dull and more colourful when you have something to fight/confront/solve. Although it would help us a great deal if all of us made a sincere effort to lessen them a bit.
Behind all the bureaucratic sweet talk, the diplomacy, the sophistication and all the classy things it wouldn't an exaggeration to say that money exists. How did things get so messy? All I can think of is that it is the very human nature of trying to improve on things..which has so often given us some of the real great things in life ..has also resulted in some very unpleasant things. Mostly because if there is one new thing , there will be a hundred ways in which people will look at it and interpret it. In case of things that have gone horribly wrong, the view that interpreted it will usually be the one which is way off target and also the most powerful. Many a times and this is especially true with autocratic systems, one mistake made by one person has been dealt with by many generations later on. Although a situation like this is more difficult in a democratic system, it is certainly not an impossibility. Worse still is the pace of decision making in democratic systems that would even test the patience of a saint.
Do we have a solution to all this? Do we have one answer that would lead to a fool proof, ever lasting joy on earth. I hope not. Because as long as there are problems, there will emerge opportunities for thinkers and doers to raise to what they were meant to be. Also all our lives will be less dull and more colourful when you have something to fight/confront/solve. Although it would help us a great deal if all of us made a sincere effort to lessen them a bit.
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