His Holiness the Dalai Lama once said, "The problem is not materialism as such. Rather, it is the underlying assumption that full satisfaction can arise from gratifying the senses alone. Unlike animals whose quest for happiness is restricted to survival and to the immediate gratification of sensory desires, we human beings have the capacity to experience happiness at a deeper level which, when achieved, can overwhelm unhappy experiences."
Reflecting on what he said, I can see why we have a lot of unhappy people on this planet - espcially more so in modern cities around the world.
Don't you agree that people have become superficial, materialistic and hedonistic. Why? To gratify our senses to no end.
While communication technology is becoming more advanced and are supposed to bring us closer to each other, people don't "connect" to each other - even kids stay indoors to chat on yahoo, instead of playing together or meeting up to chat.
We just want more of everything - and thought it would make us happy.
People are lacking a sense of purpose in life and money is everything.
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