Belief
You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself. - Swami Vivekananda
My belief system has been severely shaken up in the last couple of weeks.
Ever since I took the decision to spend a year in sabbatical, there have been really some illuminating conversations.... And a few epiphanies if I may...
Some friends are openly sceptical of the path, while others have been quiet supportive... But what struck me most was how so many of us derive our self worth by how much we earn.
Is that all there is to it, then? So long as you provide well for your near and dear ones, and for yourself, it doesn't matter whether you truly believe in something... You are borne along comfortably till your death by societal (and familial) sanction & approval.
And the lie perpetuates itself.
My belief system has been severely shaken up in the last couple of weeks.
Ever since I took the decision to spend a year in sabbatical, there have been really some illuminating conversations.... And a few epiphanies if I may...
Some friends are openly sceptical of the path, while others have been quiet supportive... But what struck me most was how so many of us derive our self worth by how much we earn.
Is that all there is to it, then? So long as you provide well for your near and dear ones, and for yourself, it doesn't matter whether you truly believe in something... You are borne along comfortably till your death by societal (and familial) sanction & approval.
And the lie perpetuates itself.
posted by Sivasankaran Srinivasan | 8:02 PM
1 Comments:
“But what struck me most was how so many of us derive our self worth by how much we earn.”
Monetary income seems to be a standard benchmark used by many people to measure others' success. If we keep using a scale to measure others, we'll eventually start using the same scale to measure ourselves, right?
Enjoy the break. And welcome back to blogging :)
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