Nowadays working adults are like zombies, working robots, who
work from morning til 7pm-8pm average on weekdays and hardly had
time for other stuff when they're back home. On weekends, the
activities & appointments are either so piled up that it's
like another working day, or it's so relaxing that they think
they're wasting their time.
Do we really have to work so hard, so long? Is it worth it? If
you know you're going to die soon, will you still do that?
Personally i think we have to appreciate every single moment in
our life, practicing mindfullness. We only have around 80
yrs to go before we're expired, is it really necessary to work such
long hours for the rest of our lifes? If you take away the long
hours you spend studying from primary 1-6, then sec 1-4, JC, Poly,
University, then working. How much time or mins of your life are
you truely living?
We have all we need - fresh air, water, food. They're not at a
high cost. The majority of us work because of our fear of getting
sicked, medical cost, insurance, burden and our endless craving of
more and more and MORE of those material stuff which we don't
really need. You are forever in your journey to reach your
"destination" which is forever resetted and you'll be forever on
your striving stage. This is sad.
Although i understand the need to contribute to the society and
play a part in the economy, i think it's equally important to
appreciate life. Our present cycle of work, spend, work, spend is
really a waste of time!
Yes, Singapore would not remains the leading economy if we slow
down, but we will not DIE. It's up to you to see if you think it's
worth it. We'll gain more by having less.
A white paper might appear empty and not as colourful as those
colours you see, but did you know that a paper is white because it
has every colours?
We ought to stop this endless craving of ours, we're living a
demonic life! Innocent child are trained to never had enough of
everything. The open market had spin the desires of ppl to the
point where it's out of control. People are manipulating people in
the management, media. Insurance are eating and fueling the
insecurities that people have. People are lost, they work and work
and work, but they never seem to be happy. They know something is
wrong but they can't identify it, because everyone seems to be
doing the same thing! People are committing sucides more often.
A world that is currently built on desires, craving
(industrialisation, capitalism, consumerism) is dangerous. They're
built on the foundation that people can never truely be satisfied,
they have to be always on the mode - "looking for more" in order
for the economy to work. They're boosting the demonic factors
found in every religions.
It's no wonder we're now at the end of times!
Look on the brighter side, at least u r not in a straight
jacket, screaming like crazy person in the IMH ward like Miss
Little Bonkers.