Desires Are Burdens
All humans move through various stages of desire. As a baby we desire to breathe, then we desire to eat and we desire to sleep. As we grow older, we desire to do well in our studies and to look for a good job. When we work, we desire to make alot of money, own a big house, drive a sports car. When we marry, we want a beautiful wife or a handsome husband, preferably rich. There is nothing wrong with having desires to improve one's life. However, when you look at all these desires, they just keep coming and coming. When one desire is satisfied we want another, and another and another. The vicious cycle continues, when will we be truly satisfied? Very soon, these desires becomes a burden in our lives. How often have you seen someone buy a car and still leave the plastic sheets on the car seats after a year? Or how car owners are screaming at kids when they step all over the seats? The purpose of a car is to serve you by providing convenience. However, from the above scenarios, it seems as if the car owner is serving the car instead. Instead of serving, the car is now a burden.
There is another story of how a group of friends had left a luggage behind at the departure country after returning from a tour. Everyone was waiting anxiously at the luggage carousel to see whose luggage had been left behind. One guy in particular was very worried. He had checked-in 2 luggage bags, one containing his normal clothes and underwear; the other containing a jacket worth SGD50,000. He was prepared to lose the cheaper luggage but was sweating over the possible demise of the luggage containing the expensive jacket. His desire to look good has now become a burden for him due his potential lost.
Often we place too much emphasis on outdoing one another. Grade, salary, position of power, status. The list goes on and on. The simplicity of life has been lost. By putting so much emphasis on our desires, we are inadvertently putting additional stress upon ourselves. The joy of life is lost.
On a side note, a recent research in the UK states that pregnant ladies should not be exposed to too much stress, whether external or self-inflicted. The consequences of such stress has shown a high probability of the child being born with one of the following mental disorders:
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
- Attention Deficit & Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)
- Conduct Disorder
There is another story of how a group of friends had left a luggage behind at the departure country after returning from a tour. Everyone was waiting anxiously at the luggage carousel to see whose luggage had been left behind. One guy in particular was very worried. He had checked-in 2 luggage bags, one containing his normal clothes and underwear; the other containing a jacket worth SGD50,000. He was prepared to lose the cheaper luggage but was sweating over the possible demise of the luggage containing the expensive jacket. His desire to look good has now become a burden for him due his potential lost.
Often we place too much emphasis on outdoing one another. Grade, salary, position of power, status. The list goes on and on. The simplicity of life has been lost. By putting so much emphasis on our desires, we are inadvertently putting additional stress upon ourselves. The joy of life is lost.
On a side note, a recent research in the UK states that pregnant ladies should not be exposed to too much stress, whether external or self-inflicted. The consequences of such stress has shown a high probability of the child being born with one of the following mental disorders:
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
- Attention Deficit & Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)
- Conduct Disorder
posted by Prosage at 2:14 am
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