Satisfaction vs Ambition

We look before and after
And pine for what is not

I was once told that while you sit in the car, look at the person on the motorbike; if you are on the motorbike, look at the person on the bicycle; if you are on the bicycle, look at the person who has only one leg…

It might be a good philosophy to live by as it kills the greed and keeps you happy, no matter how less you have; still, human nature would always rebel and fight for more. The classic clash between the haves and the have-nots is a never ending story. But by following the above mentioned philosophy you might start appreciating what you have and your heart goes out for the underprivileged.

At times another aspect of this philosophy does arise in one’s life; where it has the ability to make you satisfied, it also has the tendency to make you stagnant. It might keep on gnawing at your ambition. If thanking God for what you have is good then wishing for more shouldn’t be a sin. Satisfaction and ambition shouldn’t act as opposing forces.

‘Wishing for more’, there arises a need to define the limits for ‘more’. I guess to define this; one must plunge into the discussion of ideal social organization. Every social system has its drawbacks. We have seen both China and America thrive under their respective systems. Where one is accused of abusing human rights; the other system provides less than 10% chance for a person born in a lower middle class family to move to higher social class.

I think the religion does provide an ideal social system but sometimes it seems too good to be true. Iqbal was right when he said