I remember reading it long time back, that there was a place
where the ritual was hat every seven years, people would go and drown all of
their belongings in the river near the city. Honestly, I cannot remember where
I read it and what was the context in which it was written or whether it is
true or fiction, but this aspect that people used to throw everything every
seven years has just occupied my inner space and stayed with me.
I wonder if we had this kind of arrangement, wouldn't all of
us stop hoarding unnecessarily? As it is said that there is enough for everyone’s
need but not everyone’s greed, it would make all of us more sharing in nature.
When people know that they will have to throw away everything, possibly it will
be easier for them to share with others. People may have more fulfilling lives as
they will not keep earning unnecessarily … I feel most of us keep earning as if
we are the only one who needs to take care of the next ten generations. We
forget that if we can earn our living, then so can our next generations. People
would be able to utilize money the way it should be- on their individual
passions and greater good of the society.
It would be a better world… but again I feel that tinge which
tells me that we humans will still continue the same way. Think about it, it
may not be seven years, but isn't it that whatever material assets we earn, we
leave with this lifetime and we are still not realizing that.
Do you see any hope, or you think, all would have still
stayed the same..
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