Anything and everything in life revolves around the two prime foci, i.e., “Need and Desire”.
It is said that necessity is the mother of invention and if it is, then unequivocally, want and desires are like cruel and cunning step moms.
Every homo sapient has a different code of conduct and thus what appears to be ‘wants’ for some may actually be the ‘need’ of others. That’s the beauty of life and that’s the reason why in spite of being so much diversified in culture and thoughts yet we all are compatible.
There is a very subtle difference between ‘Need’ and ‘Desire’. ‘Need’ are those without which it’s really hard to live a decent life, say bare minimum necessities. On the other hand ‘Desires’ are like, what perks are to salary, they are not necessary but than, nobody regret to enjoy the extra pleasures in life.
All the riots, anguish, agony, pain and suffering that the world and its habitats are experiencing today are a repercussion, of the action of humans trying to convert there personal ‘desires’ into global ‘needs’.
What world ‘Needs’ today is peace…but the way Uncle Sam (US) is acting towards it, suits his own best interest that is to establish itself as the superpower, which is what they ‘Desire’.
Back here in India, big names are fighting against corruption, civilians are joining them because that is there ‘Need’ (they are the people who often are the major victim to this venomous corrupt system)…but a Yog Guru taking the center stage, telling the people vociferously over and over again that ‘he is with them’, is a clear show of his ‘Desire’, i.e., to grab the eyeballs and be in Limelight.
Humans have an insatiable appetite. We all ‘Desire’ lots of things in life but when we introspect than we realize the fact, that very few things are actually ‘Needed’ to live a peaceful, happy and contended life.
Remember : “Choose wisely…Live well”
