Thursday, September 27, 2007

Money, status: The original Utopia

I have been interested with the history of man and the kind of divisions that he has made up. Now, these divisions are so much a part of life that you wonder why was all this in aid for? Why were these divisions allowed? what posessed man to divide his brethren, when he ultimately was the same?

There is no definite point in History which says that the divisions occured. Some may point to the beginnings of the Indian Civilization, others during the period when trade was being discovered. But, i guess it all has evolved from the changing mindset of man through these times. This situation has gotten worse in the 21st century, with money and status suppressing the progress and the thinking of man.

The problem with society and man's thinking of this time is the fact that money is held important beyond life. The mind has been twisted in such a way that a piece of paper is considered holier than life. A pice of paper, with a denomination or a number is considered to be the status bearer for millions of people. How can this piece of paper determine the status of individuals in Society?

What and who determined the status of money? The dynamics of life and society nowadays are such that relationships, status and position are all becoming deterministic. If you have certain money value, only then you are acceptable, otherwise, there is too much of stress on your mind and you stagnate. Can we human beings live out of the purview of money and all? I think we can. If individuals can keep their priorities different, and have a holistic view of what THEIR life should be, i guess they can achieve it. But, to shatter the mindset involves tremendous odds, as you are going against the established notion of life itself.

Money and this so called Status is the Utopia that people are living on. Money cannot and should not be the individuals determining points. So, if a job is not found, maybe you can get more out of life if you do something else. What that something else is i won't say. Man is different, his thinking is different, so won't get into all that.

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