Difference Between Having and Living

Every year, there are huge sales everywhere in USA stores, where merchandises are marked down by 50% - 90%.

This usually happen the day after Thanksgiving and that day is known as Black Friday, as it is the one day of the year that retailers may have so much sales that it can help them stay in the black (profit)for the rest of the year.

The above is a video of people rushing through Walmart when its doors were thrown opened. Many people stumbled and got trampled in the melee.

Below is another video of another Walmart location where shoppers are tearing down the store in their greed to grab the best deal.



What is it with human beings that we behave like animals just to save some money?

What is the compulsion to accumulate material things?

Would getting a flat-screen TV for 50% off make you feel fulfilled and happy? Is getting the Wii or IPad like achieving nirvana? Can wearing the latest branded clothes with a 90% discount make you feel better and more adequate as a person?

Hey, people!! Take a step back from your madness.

Look at other God's creatures big and small. Each is happy with what the Universe has provided for them.

You do not see any animals scavenging for food and stock-piling it some where because of greed? They just eat what they need and when they are satisfied, they stop.

And the animals are so zen and peaceful about their lives.

Realize that there is a big difference between having and living.

Having too much material things will only clutter your life and waste your energy accumulating them. These things will only weigh you down

Better to live simply and enjoy the Present now...