We occupy a world of choices and the choices we make define
who we are. We try to fit in and we devote serious effort to achieve social
importance. The food we eat, the clothes
we wear, the music we listen to, places we visit and the people we follow
affect our intellectual activity and the way we live our lives. Are we in actual existence or are we becoming
fine copy cats in a domain full of pretense, inequality and disgrace? Each one
of us enjoys freedom but not everybody live through the same privileges. We are enslaved to materialism and earthy
pleasures that we lose our own definition as human beings.
Our society can be classified into three, the UPPER class,
MIDDLE class and the LOWER class. People
who are born with silver spoons in their mouths, those who do not worry of
tomorrow because they have all the money they would ever need. Filthy rich
individuals who maintain a high status in the society and most of them are in
the business sector, some in politics, media or just plain rich folks belong to
the upper class. There are countless who dream of having their lives but on the
other hand much of them prefer of having a trouble-free and an uncomplicated
way of living. They remain rich or become even richer because of their
principles or simply because of their money making skills. But there are also
those who become rich through their wicked activities. Then there’s the middle
class, the mediocre, the common people. They work for a living and have enough to
spend on what they need. Sometimes they
may find their way up or even down but there are those who are just fine being
at this level. But there are also people
below, those who belong in the lower class who are deprived of a lot of things.
Food, shelter, clothing are just among the basics which are very hard for them
to acquire. They define poverty. You see
them on the streets, in the slums and almost everywhere because there’s just
too many of them.
But what does this tell us? Getting rich and wanting to get
richer with awful means, taking advantage of people with the use of money and
power, exploiting natural and human resources for selfish motives, being in
debt just to have that glamorous lifestyle or if not struggling just have that
social spot. Is securing a place in the
society or trying to fit in the righteous thing to do rather than living with
full simplicity and contentment? Is it a crime to be poor and lack social
class? Is it a mortal sin if one cannot drink an overpriced coffee, or eat in a
fancy restaurant, buy himself a top of the line mobile phone, wear designer
clothes, or walk on expensive shoes?
We maybe of different statuses in life, with different
priorities, tastes, responsibilities, goals, opinions and beliefs but let us
not forget in the end we won’t be judged through what we have become or who we
were. It will be based on how well we have lived our lives. We tend to forget
our purpose in life because we focus on competition and definition and can’t
decide on who or what we should be. The
purpose of life is to live it. Be determined to live for something not just for
yourself and your own well-being. Remember to respect people, be responsible of your actions, know right
from wrong, and do a reality check that life is not always on your favor. Today
you are rich but tomorrow you may be not. There are so many things in this
world that we can’t control. But it is important to remember the things that we
can. What we do, what we say and what we
think.
