Stop running! It's time to guage

The chase for material success has caught an immense pace in recent times. Modern man is running more than ever in pursuit of wealth. In modern family, husband and wife- both are earning for more and more. It is quite logical as well. They have modeled their life based on the lifestyle of the rich and famous. They need a kick on daily basis- kick of a momentary pleasure- to get away from their mundane life. They have experienced that kick when they buy new clothes to fill their closet. They went out for dinners and had a good time. So, they need more money for enjoying more dinners in future. They have experienced that kick when they buy bigger cars, bigger home and so forth. This is based on their own experiences and based on the experience of the rich and famous that they follow. They think more money is needed to bring them those kick of momentary pleasures on daily basis. So, everyone is running in pursuit of money, money and more money.  

On the other hand, if you go around and ask those rich and famous if they are really happy – they would say no. Especially the matured ones who have performed that chase for many years. You can meet a lot of rich but still unfulfilled; rich, but still unsuccessful; rich but still depressed; rich, but still unsatisfied. It is really difficult to find a successful rich- who is truly happy from deep within. Some of those rich will complain about their health issues, while others have family issues.

In the modern society, it is difficult now a days to find the satisfied, joyful and truly happy people. Hence, most of the people are just modeling their life on the life of the rich instead of modeling their lives on the lives of the really happy one. The really happy ones do not chase money all the time. They give more importance to spending time with their family and loved ones – instead of exchanging time for money. Really happy ones devote time to keep their body strong, mind pious and intellect pure. They devote time to align their emotions and thoughts in accordance with the fundamental life energy. They devote time to spread happiness and blessings – with the kids and with their loved ones. Such beings devote time in remaining silent, in self analysis and in the pursuit of inner happiness.

It is the nature to the human mind to pursue the happiness. Modern man needs to pause and guage if they are on right track in their pursuit of happiness. They need to model their lives on the lives of really happy ones- the one who are always in peace and blissfulness of that Sat-Chit-Anand Parmatma – the fundamental life energy. But those beings are rare – very rare. This is the irony of the modern generation.

There is nothing wrong in the pursuit of wealth. It is only that that modern man is depleting a lot of life energy in the pursuit of material wealth. We all need to pause, learn the art of recharging our batteries and then it would not hurt to exchange part of that energy in the pursuit of material wealth. Once we know how to keep our energy level high all the time with a peaceful and happy mind, then material success will chase you on its own. It is high time to shift gears and begin devoting some time for recharging our energies by connecting to the supreme source of energy within.