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Flaunting of Money

It appears quite strange to see people flaunting their money in different forms. Spending so much money on functions, dresses, and show-offs by society's so-called role models makes us think about which direction the entire society is moving. There is a counter-argument to such flaunting of money that if somebody has worked hard and earned money, then one has a right to spend the way one wishes to spend money. 

I feel that the issue is not about the individual's rights rather the issue is about the disconnection of the individual from the whole. Are we so disconnected from the whole that in a world where thousands are dying due to hunger each day, we are not concerned about their pain? It's also a question of wisdom. Is it wise to spend so much money on such temporary things? Have we lost wisdom to the extent that we may spend crores of rupees on partying and bridal dresses? What about the higher level of needs? What about self-actualization needs and love for exploration? How can a society appreciate spending so much time and energy on such low-level needs? Shouldn't such a society reflect on its behavior? What is the message we are giving to the young generation who sees many of these people as role models?

I feel that we will all have to reflect on these questions sooner or later. The role models of society must give the right direction to society. Young students watch their conduct. I feel that in a battle between wisdom and wealth, wisdom is at its lowest in the present-day world. People need intelligence just to get more and more wealth. That is the motto of most of the students. They want to get admission to the best of the universities to get more money. The present-day society is demonstrating more and more such examples, and unfortunately, such examples are being supported by the famous "Babas" and religious preachers as well.

Probably, we are passing through an age where fixation with money is at its peak. In fact, in one of the interactions with the students, I was surprised to know that the ambition of most of the students was to get Lamborghini and one of the students wanted to become the son-in-law of Elon Musk. We have gotten so disconnected from our inner being that we just want to build our ivory tower of wealth and live happily there with our families and kids. We fail to realize that death is approaching fast and whatever makeup we apply or whatever we do to avoid that, it will come at its time. We have been given limited time to grow as a human being and explore the world. We may waste the same in these meaningless accumulations and flaunting of money or use life for endless exploration. I hope that the so-called role models of society will have the wisdom to appreciate that kids are very vulnerable to the stupid demonstration of wealth and by poisoning the minds of these young kids, they are damaging the future of the country. However, I do not have much hope for the kind of society they belong to. 

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