Ever since we were kids, we were told to look-out for the future. Therefore while we began schooling we were told to study for the future, while we got bad grades, they said you should work harder for the future, they then said, what do you want to do in the future? Seriously, what is all this unnecessary pressure?
The race then commences, from getting into a good class to getting into a good college, university, field etc. All for the promise of a bright future that is capable of providing stability, recognition, a wife and a life of cherish-able future! Hence we sacrifice our time, wealth and our lives for this promised future. We ignore, mistreat and wrong others; Nay! We have no time for others! We are too concerned for our future; we forget the hands that fed us, mistreat our parents simply because they are a liability for our promised future.
This worldly abode has changed the hearts into cold hearted creatures. Finally as we began earning on our own, we continue prying into getting a more wonderful future, it starts off with a 9 years debt for a car that shouts out, success! As if that’s not hefty enough we sign up for a 20 year old contract for a house, you know, for the future.
We then sail down a different journey; a long journey spent paying off debts for the future. All this, whilst ignoring and destroying the bigger home, Mother Nature. We are so short sighted; we cut down the mountains and grow new houses, destroy the eco-system and buy eco-friendly air fresheners. Have we forgotten Mountains encompasses diversity of species, flora and fauna, it contains minerals, water, wood, timber and food. Mountains protect us from strong wind and are an important influence on the climate changes. Mountains also provide freshwater for more than half of humanity, and are, in effect, the water towers of the world. Mountains also stabilize the earth and prevent earthquakes.
Still we tear down mountains so that we can develop buildings for the future, for the people who are chasing their bright future, to be enslaved as they are in possession of their new houses for the future. By the time they pay off their debts by enslaving their present future, who knows what will be left of their future?
Worse still the self is ignorant of the soul and has no idea of the heart and mind; too busy fulfilling the pangs of desires.
Worst still we have no idea over the creator, too consumed of our worldly future and our endless desires while the society continues to consume mankind’s future.
