Alright, for the ones who knew it already, pat yourself on the back and for the ones who didn't, my advice - START READING; it's from the book Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.
Do u remember the scene where little Oliver desperate with hunger, and reckless with misery asks for another helping of porridge but was only beaten for his "crime" ?
Well that was but a novel with a warm happy ending. Fast forward to today's times and today's generation and we see how relevant this line is to all in the world we live in.
As a student of economics I'd talk of the theory of demand wherein after out demands are met we reach a certain point called the "point of satiety". It is only upon reaching this point do we feel satisfied. But as it is with most sciences, economics too has its assumptions, criticisms and exceptions. Exceptions, as sometimes no matter how much of a thing a person has they would still want more of it...for example - money....its never enough, no matter how much of it we have...even billionaires aren't satisfied with their billions, so who are we 'not' to complain :P , music and poetry amidst a few more examples don't fall far behind either....*Greed is good baby!!*
So we see Mr. XYZ jet-setting to various countries signing away multi-million deals, over-taking major companies one after the other,setting up various plants in different states but this has nothing to do with "wanting more" mind you...its called - "business".
A certain actress undergoing as many surgeries as needed and not needed to get the ooh-so-sexy body with a gorgeous face (to hell with talent) bitching, gossiping, attending parties to which invited and not invited and mingling with the who's who of the glamor world to get as many "movies in my kitty" as she can so that she is ahead of the rat race, but this is what is called - "socializing" and "well, my work demands it".
I definitely don't think i need to say anything much on politicians do I ? They can take a hike is what most of u would say and guess what - their demand for a hike and your wish - both have been granted what with the increase in their already hefty pay packets.
Public figures aside, lets take the common man. Men too busy with their workload, being the primary providers trying to get hold of opportunities to provide the best for their family , women no longer confined to the kitchen and giving their male counterparts a tough competition shouldering the same responsibilities with as much elan; all of them united in wanting more in terms of money or progress in their respective careers. Children seem to have jumped into the "wanting more" fray too. Latest gadget it has to be, nothing short of it is going to be accepted.
Teenage girls and boys - the less said the better. The wardrobe may be filled with clothes yet one is sure of hearing the girl scream and whine, what else but "I have nothing to wear" while boys and their innumerable fancy toys can put all the stars in the galaxy to shame and on a serious note, its not just teenage drama but once they're out of their teens the trend yet continues.
Seriously I wonder how come we never get tired of asking for more. When we are unable to fulfill our wants we then look for divine intervention, our prayers laced with "Please god make me this and this or please get me that and that..." and not to forget how we bribe God by way of making wonderful promises which we anyways don't intend to keep.
Nobody seems to stop, nobody seems satisfied. Craving is, i agree a human desire.We, as human beings are programmed in such a way that even before we can satisfy one want another one shoots up even faster.But whats with hoarding things whether needed or not?..Is it to satisy one's ego or is it done to prove a point across to someone? Whats the sense or the need of having 300 pairs of shoes or 68 cars or 2,000 saris...? I don't get it at all...but one thing i am sure of, it's called a syndrome called "Insanity" which we all are suffering from in one way or more.
I am not saying here that one needs to stop after achieving success. In fact, human mind is filled with such potentialities that it's indeed a boon to be able to go on and forth with ones work and achieve all that one has dreamt of. But it's good to stop every once in a while and pause to think whether one feels 'alive' at the end of the day or is one just running away in this maddening world for what else but having more and more (after-all, we should have more than our neighbour)...since somehow I think we have forgotten where and how to draw a line.
Little Oliver's need was still real, can we say the same for us?
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