I was talking to a 7-year old kid yesterday and asking her about her best friends, her favorite teacher and all about her new toys. Then I asked her a usual question, 'What do you want to become after you grow up?' She quickly replied to my answer that she wants to become rich, buy a bungalow and a car. I was shocked to hear that answer as I thought she would possibly reply that she wants to become a doctor, engineer or may be an actress. I was thinking when I was her age all I could think about was about playing ghar-ghar with my friends. Then I realized how our homes have become a corporate company where all that people do is to earn money and shower upon their darling kids. Then in this whole process the only thing the kids would learn is to how important money is in their lives. If we have money we have friends, expensive cars, following the latest trends what else do we need? Then they start doing the same thing as they grow up and this becomes a part of their family ancestry. In this modern age, who cares to pass on the morals?In this fast moving generation if you dare to work without pay people would start saying, when you know you have talent then why do it for free? Is my talent kept for sale in the market or what?
My parents still keep repeating their stories of struggle as to how they walked miles and miles to go to school and also supported their families by doing all the household work. I just get irritated and walk off but there is a huge difference between 'us' & 'them'. They never worked to enjoy all the luxuries of life but what about 'us'? We start weaving dreams of living in luxurious bungalows and driving a BMW even before we get our first pay in hand. Aren't we becoming greedy?
They work to provide us for all our needs but we work to get all the latest designer clothes and have food in the best restaurants in town.
So are we just fulfilling our needs or following our greed?
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