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Vanity or Lack of self control ?

Vanity if you really consider it, is an out and out insignificant portrayal of a rubbish mindset. You accumulate certain materialistic gains which has got no importance in its broader aspect, if your goal, you think, is this life only, then it might give you comfort to a certain extent, but there is another life after death and that is actually the eternity.

I believe this life which is blessed to us, is for the preparation of afterlife.

 As humans our inherited nature is fragile, anxious, ungrateful, disputable and impatient, and the whole idea of our birth is to overcome these traits, then come out as an entire new being, possessing virtues of courage, stability of mind, patience and to become generously grateful, that’s when we shine, and that is how we reach our full potential.

As we have got great examples of most renowned extraordinary maestros, whom we still remember and worship, but they all remind us that no matter how great you are, you will eventually die one day.

So, once it is clear to us that there isn’t any goal but one which is death, that’s when we reach a point of realization and start looking for our why? Surely you can read as many books as you can, or you can travel to as many places as possible, but that wouldn’t clear your thoughts unless you ask yourself you why.

So,what do we truly desire? Obviously, for our survival we need mainly food clothes and shelter. But the destitutes, who are deprived of such basic needs are somehow surviving too, even animals and birds are surviving so what separates humans from other living creatures? 

 According to me, what we all desire is our true purpose, exclusive to an individual in order to keep us hopeful and going.

Now it is upon us to let the society, our forced culture and rituals mold us into a dumb, ignorant and vain person, who is forced to believe in everything as how it is presented to us, or, we rather decide to question and find our own meaning behind things, in whatever we choose to pursue.

All our lives we run after things like money, fame, prestige and accolades and once we reach there after all our hard work and tough times, we somehow feel empty, hollow and unhappy then what was the point of going through it all.

If intellect, tongue and the ability to create things is what our true potential is, then we should not waste our existence only in hoarding properties, buying branded attires and possessing luxurious cars,then it is actually a wasted life.

All this might just sound preachy and boring, but that’s what it is. And trust me its less scary and haunting, than the hollowness which one feels at the end of the day, or in the last moments of our lives.

The simple answer to my question is to let go of all the things which you won’t take with you in your death bed, and acquire qualities in you which will help you in your after lives: Empathy, generosity and most importantly love and care just to name a few, We all are free to choose our own virtues.



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