I have recently come to question the motives of us...creatures of economy.
It seems to me that too many people have lost a hold of the role that things such as money, education, training (whatever it may be), and time should play in our existence.
There was a point in history when people put efforts into their pursuits for search of a greater perspective, purpose, goal...when education meant the opportunity to learn, when training meant the opportunity to improve, and when time devoted was time loved...
Now were in a time when all three of these things equate to the likes of money, qualification, and status in order to define success amongst others and to give reason to pat ourselves amongst our backs. We're in an age when education is seen as a means of income, training is seen as a means of qualifications to make income, and how time is now equating to money. We're turning our training and education into benchmarks of status rather than opportunities of further appreciation...silly titles such as John Doe, ph.d are now affiliated with names and people feel the need to boast a certain status...why is this so important? People are striving to excel on the basis of everyone else's short-comings, competing with only each other and stopping their satisfaction with superiority over another person.
How have we funneled into the ideal that purely beautiful factors such as learning, training, and time devoted are factors of generating wealth? And our educational systems have switched their nature from the enlightening state of our ancient philosophers to what is now seeming to be a series of memorization and regurgitation... and who shall ever master this silly system of education will be stamped with an approval of A. "Education" is now what must be attained for the handle of money.
Have we lost a hold of why we live?
Instead money should serve as a means of sustainment...not something we devote our lives to. And yes, this is coming from a son of immigrants and a son of a family who has never known what it is to flourish economically. There are things more important than money...fulfillment, love, giving something to this world, taking something from this world...sharing something...yes, money does play a role but only to facilitate the greater good.
We are living in a time when education and training is seen as a means of money, and not as a means of learning. When all pursuits are geared towards the pursuit of money...money that will come and go.
The concept of doing what you love over the pursuit of money is something that is far fetched... and the life pursuits of many individuals are directed by monetary prosperity.
Yes, money must be made...we live in a world that is dependent upon it...and no, we cannot survive off just a love for what we do... but money is not what we should love and however little or much has been made cannot dictate our happiness.
is this writing repetitive? is this something our teachers tell us not to do for an "a" paper? I'm repetitive for the sake of communicating this idea. What is the reason for our next step? For our next breath? What is it for? something that comes and goes...or for something or things that we were born to do?
I have met many people who make the majority of their income doing something that is NOT what they love to do...yet they acknowledge this and pursue whatever it is they love unceasingly...that is real, that is genuine...money for them is a blessing that helps them sustain other things that are more important than money.
To make money and to stop the evolution of your existence at that point is when tragedy occurs.
