D_rkNgt
December 19, 2008, 5:09pm
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Re: Comparing wealth…
I lived in Pakistan for 30 years. The thing that distressed me most in the last 10 years is the ‘comparative statistics’ people always run on each other.
I was always told that… ‘he is of your age but look how much more he’s earning’… ‘he is of your age but doesn’t even have a car’ … ‘your neighbors bought the latest model’… ‘your colleagues’ kids do not go to a school as good as yours’
In the end, it was all too much for me. What is this? Why are we always comparing each others’ wealth/status/lifestyle? For me, this is a major cause of corruption, discontent and jealousy among us. A major reason for us to leave our country.
Why do we have to show off? Why do we have to be jealous of others’ wealth? Why cant we live a simpler life?
The worst part is that we do not even consider our relations with other human beings important enough. And I was surprised to find out that I could not find a ‘proper’ forum to ask these questions. This forum was mostly about ‘life and romantic relationships’.
The interesting bit is that the people who are the most considerate are people from north east China. A huge majority of them do not believe in God but they think that being considerate to others is the most important part of life and being remembered as a ‘good human being’ is the greatest achievement even though they do not believe in afterlife.
My apologies for these incoherent ramblings.
heyy cant u take ths all in positive sense … take ths all as an opportunity to learn n to improve living standards … so nothing is bad if u tak all in positive sense … beter b positive n see all ths in optimistic way
