Desires...

Ever since the day we were born, we all had desires. When we were young, our desire was to get attention, care and love. As we grow up, our desires change too. Once we become grown-ups, we want to have big car, big house and many more... Desires may be the pushing force for one to work hard, this is a good thing. BUT Desires are often WANTS and not NEEDS...

Living in a modern city, things that we need to stay alive are all present. We do not need to hunt for food, find water or seek shelther. Thus, more often than not, our desires are our wants. AND this Wants, are burdens...

Tom's desire is to have a branded jacket and he got it. When he brings it out , he fear to lose his jacket or to dirty his jacket. If he was wearing a normal jacket that meet his needs by keeping him warm, he do not have to worry about losing it or anything...

Tom's desire is to have a big car. When he drives it, he is afraid to scratch it or dirty it. He still have to pay installments. Sometimes, he even scold his friends for spoiling his car. He still have to wake up every morning to wash his car. The car is suppose to serve him and now instead, he is serving the car. If he stick to his old but comfortable car, he would not have so much burdens...

Sometimes, we just have to be satisfied with what we already have before our desires cause us to have WANTS which turn outs to be burdens for us. We should keep life simple and make the best outta what we already have. People from the city go for luxury to make their lifes better while people from the countryside make the best out of what they already have to make their lifes better.

If one slog hard his whole life to get luxury and end up having no time to enjoy them, compared to another enjoy his whole life by making the best out of what he already have, which is better? Living to meet one own needs is more then enough. We should always bear in mind that desires often lead people astray, as these desires for luxury will cause one to to have more and more burdens... Bear in mind next time you get something, see if it is a need or a want, if it is a want, I wish the best of luck to you that it will not become a burden to you instead...

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