A Dirge for Society and a Praise for Inner Beauty

The ultimate conclusion that I have come to realize of all my dissatisfaction is due to my materialistic approach to my life. My wants, my superficial qualities that I can't rid myself of. Alas, this is not ultimately my fault, so to speak. When the media and all around you tells you that you must want this and that to be happy, it is hard to ignore such a loud voice. These ideals are so ingrained in our head, that we can't fully see past it. A wall is thus built in front of us, that allows us to continually believe in such a manifestation that will ultimately lead to unhappiness. We are zombies in a sense, zombies to the media, zombies to the superficiality that we believe will make us happy. What we need is a sense of inner peace. The ability to be able to find inner happiness with ourselves as well as others, because in the end, isn't that what is ultimately going to create a better person within ourselves as well as eternal bliss? I vie for that. We can't help but swallow that which has been hammered down on us for our whole entire lives, and people can't help but do it to us, its' their jobs. They are just following the corporate order and the order that our society has thrust upon us.

I'm not saying do not look for that job, do not buy that purse, or do not get that car. Ultimately what I am trying to say is that, perhaps once, we should look inside ourselves to try to bring happiness from within as well as to the benefit of others. If we help others, doesn't that create a sense of euphoria within ourselves as well as the other person? We still require some materialism in our lives, especially in this modern age. Since we are now too attached to it, it is now too far for us to rid ourselves of it completely. But the problem with this modern age is that society as a whole is much too self centered and selfish to see past it, and see the benefits of inner tranquility as well as helping others. We become too focused on these goals that society has told us we need to accomplish, and thus we never think about what the mind really wants. Does the mind really want all of this? Our human bodies have not changed significantly since our cavemen past. In fact, our bodies are identical to that of the past. With all these changes in technology and modernity, arises more health problems that our bodies are not adapted too. This is why we need to think more about us on the inside. Why make life worse for ourselves?

So I pose this challenge. Look inside ourselves. What do we really want out of life? We can't completely destroy our innermost material desires, but at least we can regulate it. We can see past it somewhat if we really do try. So live your lives. Live it to the fullest, but remember that what society has defined as ultimate bliss and satisfaction may not necessarily be so. I am slowly coming to that realization. My mind was so ingrained in modernity and society as many others still are. Reach out to yourself and others, and maybe then, you can find that inner peace and tranquility that everyone as well as yourself desires.