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These days we are all trying and following modern trends. But is the modern trends taking us to the right directions? Is ancient wisdom so much meaningless and valueless that we are so much happy nowadays to follow modern trends? What we think traditional systems are offbeat now. But then why were those systems were built in those days? Are the traditional people less intelligent than our generation and have made systems that are worthless? Or in fact the present generation is loosing their intelligence? Which is the truth?
To answer this question I would like to focus on two things currently. Intelligence and Wisdom comes from knowledge. And people who has less knowledge never accepts it because what they know they think is complete as they does not even know what else is there except what they know. Thats why people with less knowledge or less intelligence always think themselves as they know everything and are superior to others. Keeping this point towards our discussion on modernization is most of the knowledge is getting hidden from people. So on the basis of what they know they are thinking they are right. But does actually human are that much intelligent these days that they can decide if they are right or wrong? Lets dive into some examples.
Lets focus on what modern people are trying to attain. They are looking for money, power, fame. Money, Power or Fame are good but is the real purpose and motive behind this is still in the contention of people. Money is good. To some extent it is a requirement and to some extent to fulfill wishes or make future generations secure. Power is needed to govern people so that they are aligned to the principles that keeps the society a safe and happy place. While fame is good because it makes people to convey their thoughts so that others too can follow them. So for famous people it is necessity to showcase such behavior that is beneficial to their followers.
But these days does artists, politicians, businessman or some other influential people are following these? In fact we all know that it is not. They are so much involved in acquiring these things which is fame, power or money that they forgot why they would need it. People are more inclined to fulfill their wishes that they totally forget if their wish is harmfull or not for them and surrounding. I remember one sentence that I heard few years back that “Animals live just to fulfill their wishes while humans have the capability to think not only about them but also for people surrounding them to decide if an activity is needed or is prohibited”. This is the basis by which all the rules in traditional times have been made. And the base for all of this, that is why humans lives is happiness. Also one sentence about happiness is “Happiness can be achieved by spreading” and whose reverse is also true. Does present times truly people are happy?
If we see few of the trends like short clothes, conspiracy, lust, killing for money all these had been on a big rise as years are progressing. And the most demoralizing thing about it is people are thoughtful that this is right, as is a necessity to live in present times. Why it has happened like this? In simple words this is because of nothing else but true knowledge getting hidden. The people know what they need, what to do but not why they need or why they should do it? Everyone is running towards money, power or fame but in the way they are losing happiness for them and also for the surrounding. Rules are there to rule not to exploit but make a happy zone. Famous peoples are their to lead not to mislead. While people with money are their to support not to rob.
Still there are many people who are doing all this towards right but the number of people doing this wrong are increasing is a real concern.
For fame, money or power people are ready to get exploited. While who have this are exploiting others to be at that spot and this series is going on continuously. This applies to multiple fields like arts, politics etc. In the process everyone are losing happiness not only of their own but of people surrounding them too. Animals who stay naked throughout their life and can not distinguish between lust, humans these days following the same trend. They kill people for money or self good which is too similar to animals who kill their prey for food or territory. So is humans basically losing all their intelligence and rather started behaving like animals? This is a point to think. But one thing I can say that those who do this are not only destroying the victims happiness but their own too.
A general statement as I said is happiness spreads by providing to others, and also more people or society is happy can make each and every people more happy. But in the process of money, power and fame human are destroying happiness of their own along with the society. In fact the modern trends orients us towards focusing on our wishes which is fame, money and power rather than happiness which is the motive and hence we are losing it. In fact here happiness is the “why” we should go for these things not only our but for the society too.
I should also look to focus on another topic that is respect. People these days misunderstand respect with fear. Fear is the new form of respect these days which has deadly outcomes. By power, money or fame you can gain respect only if its for the right purpose. If not then people will fear you and the biggest disappointment is you will loose your self respect too. If you have self respect you will never try to gain respect from other people because you have the confidence in yourself. But if not you will try people to respect you which only borns from disbelieve in self and this always had deadly outcomes.
In the whole process some expoits and some gets exploited and no one stays happy. The people are becoming pschycopaths and whole society going towards a chaos, a present world order.
Here the traditional rules comes into rescue. They make you move towards money, power or fame but also draws the limits and besides which any act is described as prohibited. This creates the circle and distinguishes everyones task correctly to keep the society balanced and protecting everyone’s integrity. This makes the world a better place and a happy place.
I will end my discussion here with a very important line “What you throw to the universe it will surely throw back to you”. So be careful in every act you do at any time.