Sunday, March 4, 2007

fear & greed -> rat race

been reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad... interesting book... new perspectives (to me)

why are we in the society working so hard? why alot of us drag our feet to work? why alot of us work OT? why alot of us chase after certs?

its the fear of no income to clear bills, to fill stomach, and the greed that grows with a growing income... we WANT more and more as we have more spending power... MORE, MORE, MORE... greed...

if we want more, we need more money... if we need more money... we cannot lose our jobs - we must work hard, we must drag ourselves out of bed to go work, we must work OT to show boss we r working, we must chase after papers for the next promotion... a little rat in the massive mindless chase dedicated by the greed of the desires

this rat race is mindless & its an emotionally, physically, mentally and spritually draining process that sucks life out of the rats, leaving them disllusioned & unsatisfied... the more reflective ones will be asking is life that's all abt? the more reactive ones will just complain and complain with mouth and in heart... govt no good, life too tough, money not enough, life not fair, this is just how life is etc...

in our life station, there r lots of rats around us... perhaps even including ourselves? how does Jesus come into the picture? how to relate God to rats in a way that they will see, understand and CHOOSE to accept Him into their rat lives so that they can be transformed into beings who will start to enjoy life?

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