Desires & Illusions

To live totally detached from our desires would be a struggle for many of us because that is not who we are and what drives us as individuals and what society has instilled in us. We have certain inborn needs to achieve goals and dreams of some sort. Whether it is to be a multi-billionaire or to volunteer to solve world hunger we are individuals who will and will always have certain needs of self-achievement. We are a nation that believes in self-reliance which stimulates the need for achievement to distinguish ourselves as individuals. I agree that there are cases of extreme cravings and selfish wishes of some individuals to achieve regardless of what they have to do gain their dreams. This is when it becomes a problem. Society also teaches us to find fulfillment in family whether by providing or by sharing rewarding moments with the ones you love and that is something that doesn’t perish and what truly matters most in life. Fulfillment should not solely be found outside the physical world if it was given to us for a reason such as satisfaction in nature and not just for competitive behavior.