Well...isn't this the eternal question ? The greed is killing everyone .. yes a strong word such as 'killing' . Consumerism and peer pressure are the main culprits. The effects of greed can be traced to broken relationships, heart troubles, blood pressure etc . The world is a very different place when your eyes have turned green with $$$$$ covering your eyes. Suddenly things that really make u happy become invisible ... that time when the laughter was genuine, that last engaging conversation, the cool breeze by the sea, ..... the list is endless
Heard the talk about replacing country's GDP with a Happiness index "GDH" ? Do you then know the reason why ? There is a separate debate on how a buynch of numbers prove the level of happiness but lets not go there . At this point, lets assume that it is possible and explore the reasoning of the intent rather.
My personal opinion is the intent is noble but the name given is misleading.. I say this because the eay happiness is defined.. it again linkes it to the amount of disposable income left with people after basics like health care, education, housing etc are taken care of. A very good way of looking at things one would say but my point is that we are again linking it back to money so in essence we have the lost the wholw point. If it really about happiness, then availibility of natural resources, cleaner environment, number of sick people, heart patients etc . If this ignores the money portion which many rightly believe is critical then look at two indices together would make sense.
To my mind we need to alienate money from happiness and satisfaction. Research has shown that money is not what drives people . I have always believed in it so far but my dept satisfaction index proved otherwise . A recent survey in my dept showed all indices moving northward except the ones dealing directly with money. This inspite of major salary corrections been done in the recent past. But when I think deeply again I am more and more convinced that is not about the money . If most of the team got it then why the answer? It convinces me that its more about communication and more about gettting a taste of reality .
Do you have an answer? Post it . I will be very interested...
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"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"..that is what best describes this post. Let this not bother you...This one too shall pass!
Not sure how things are going to turn out for me till the time the annual survey happens, but I am so sure things would be a lot different...
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Thought Provoking,
In the East saints and sages had discovered thousands of years ago that we become peaceful and happy when we learn to slow down our breathing rate/ pattern. The techniques and methods of yoga and meditation were developed to achieve peaceful states of mind.
You have written about Consumerism, Money and Happiness. In this context I want to post a part from my article which examines the impact of Speed, Overstimulation, Consumerism and Industrialization on our Minds and environment. Please read.
Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment.
The fast-paced, consumerist lifestyle of Industrial Society is causing exponential rise in psychological problems besides destroying the environment. All issues are interlinked. Our Minds cannot be peaceful when attention-spans are down to nanoseconds, microseconds and milliseconds. Our Minds cannot be peaceful if we destroy Nature.
The link between Mind and Social / Environmental-Issues.
Subject : In a fast society slow emotions become extinct.
Subject : A thinking mind cannot feel.
Subject : Scientific/ Industrial/ Financial thinking destroys the planet.
Subject : Environment can never be saved as long as cities exist.
Emotion is what we experience during gaps in our thinking.
If there are no gaps there is no emotion.
Today people are thinking all the time and are mistaking thought (words/ language) for emotion.
When society switches-over from physical work (agriculture) to mental work (scientific/ industrial/ financial/ fast visuals/ fast words ) the speed of thinking keeps on accelerating and the gaps between thinking go on decreasing.
There comes a time when there are almost no gaps.
People become incapable of experiencing/ tolerating gaps.
Emotion ends.
Man becomes machine.
A society that speeds up mentally experiences every mental slowing-down as Depression / Anxiety.
A ( travelling )society that speeds up physically experiences every physical slowing-down as Depression / Anxiety.
A society that entertains itself daily experiences every non-entertaining moment as Depression / Anxiety.
Fast visuals/ words make slow emotions extinct.
Scientific/ Industrial/ Financial thinking destroys emotional circuits.
A fast (large) society cannot feel pain / remorse / empathy.
A fast (large) society will always be cruel to Animals/ Trees/ Air/ Water/ Land and to Itself.
To read the complete article please follow any of these links :
PlanetSave
FreeInfoSociety
ePhilosopher
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Ever heard of the phrase "an empty mind is a devil's workshop"?I think you got my pt!!Its pretty simple when ppl dont have the ability / capability / intent / attitude / eagerness / intellect to talk abt anything else they go back to their fav punching bag!
Ltz not read 2 much into the fact that the money ques was struck down , ltz handle the bigger prob ...!!I know its a big setback , but as mentioned dere is a much bigger prob :-)
And yea i don't mind displaying my name!
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