Monday, August 9, 2010

Evolution To GREED: A Journey

CAUTION: "If some information or data, present or historic, is misinterpreted, I want scientists and researchers to ignore it and read it as fun" :)
"Even though it may be true and interesting, I know none of my friend is a scientist"

It all started with a big bang - exploding, cooling, condensing, etc. Presence of organic molecules and their complex structures created our existence in this world. In the process of the formation of Earth many such complex organic structures came into being, building their own species and environment. It never stopped here, genetic mutations made its way in creating many such millions of species and one of them was a Human - the Human Being. The so called "Monkey To Man" transformation was remarked as the most intelligent species in our world.
So then What made money rule our lives? Think.. Think..
I thought on this and summarized it. Here is how money must have got importance. What made monkey faced animals (humans) at the earlier times to help other monkey faced animals (humans)? It must have started with friend-friend help giving. But its nowhere written in human biography that a friend should keep on helping and the other should keep on enjoying the favor. Everything has to be returned back at least one time. So the one who kept on helping became popular in the community or society. The popular, then started expecting some or the other thing from those who he helped or favored.
The communities grew, each with different culture, tradition and standard of living. People then started trading with stones. But stones were available everywhere and made these people think on to trade with rarest things. Still feeling it being easiest means paved the way to barter system, where animals and personal possessions were traded for the need. People started carving stones, using shells from sea and made them as their trading currency. Hence, rich became richer and 'God' for others (poor). This gave rise to kingdoms where ruler with utmost power and dignity ruled. These rulers started to earn money by fooling people in their kingdoms in the names of tax and other 'vasulee' tactics. This should have lead to corruption and bribery in itself for common man by trying to avoid paying taxes for what they earn or produce.
This was not enough, the kings rule nearly ended by now and came into existence the government system where people were ruled by a single government body with proper laws and regulations. I think, the word Corruption must have originated in this period as felt the need for. Now, everyone got the chance to earn good. You guessed it right, Here came the greed. People started living for the sake of earning big by hook or by crook. Money started gaining importance. It became the need of an hour for every individual. When a baby is born, he or she is taught by his/her parents and influences on how to fool people to earn big. It does not stop here, large volumes of books are printed by people on how to make money effectively. People are happy fooling others for money. Some people are so obsessed with money that they even kill their parents and relatives. How should this greed be defined? Ohhh God... Can anyone imagine what value the paper money has achieved gradually? To talk practically, money has acquired its place above everything even above the God himself. Everyone is running behind money.
This isn't enough as people are running for earning big money within no time. Think of Share Market. Just think of the trade done at the earliest times and trading done today. People are happy making out their living only on money. Relations, love and kindness are all just terms left with no meaning. Imagine chapters of Love, Kindness and God in the History books 20 years from now and also imagine of what would be taught in Value Education the same time: Values like Be self-centered, Grab your Penny, Be Greedy,... Everything has value today, You can sell everything you have and still earn good to make out luxurious living. You can sell your smile, your emotions, your depressions, your fantasies, your dreams, your thoughts, your pride, your respect, your character and yes of course you can even sell your innocence to make a penny out of it.
What it gets us by accepting the path of Greed? Where do we stand for the values we are needed to value like love or kindness? Why don't we step up for the path of Mental Satisfaction than to be Greedily Happy? We are all bound to this world and influenced by its way of living and expectations.
I can write but when it comes to change, its the most difficult thing to accept as it is our need to stay alive and get going.
When will the world see a change from Greed of unnatural things to the Hope of love and kindness for our loved ones?

"Be Happy for what you have than being in misery for what you don't have."