Is life for us better than it was for our fore grandfather . Write a short essay not more than 200 words ..
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We have not to misunderstand ‘pleasure’ with ‘happiness’. A lavish lifestyle, a rich home a big bungalow, and a luxurious car are today treated as the means of ‘happiness’. We are very ‘happy’ if we have all this. But it is such a mistaken belief. All these are ‘pleasures’ and ‘comforts’ of life. Physical comforts are the mirage which gives a false sense of ‘happiness’.
Man has three parts of his being the physical, the mental, and the spiritual. Physical comforts are the lowest in the ladder. Healthy thoughts, right behavior give one the mental well-being. Serving others, being good to people, gives one a miner solace and satisfaction that is a spiritual well being.
Essay on Are we happier than our forefathers
So here lies the difference between ‘pleasure’ and ‘happiness’. To have a lot of eating and drink is all enjoying the pleasures of life.
Explanation:
one can deny. Modern science has achieved so much to lighten our day-to-day jobs that if our forefathers were to return today, they would not recognize the conditions as belonging to the same planet. Man today finds everything ready for him. An electric switch moves a fan above him giving him far more comfort and coolness than the punkha of our forefathers. The motor-car of today can carry us to a far greater distance and in a much shorter time. We have not to burn the Kerosene oil or the linseed oil to read in the night; we can just switch on the light without any bad smell. There are innumerable inventions of science which have made our lives easy and happy.
But are we really happy ? Are we happy in the real sense of the term ? Are we healthier than our forefathers ? The answer to all these questions, we all feel in our hearts is ‘no’. We have become ease-loving idle persons. We do not like to do any manual work. Manual work lowers our dignity these days. We do not want to give our bodies a physical exercise. The result is that we are not healthy. We suffer from various diseases. No doubt, medicine has advanced a lot but what of that ? Do we not know the proverb of our forefathers, “Prevention is better than cure” ?
Our forefathers used to get everything pure. They had cereals. Today it seems that everything and even man is adulterated. The people have to use Dalda; they have to remain content with milk adulterated with about 60 per cent of water, condiments mixed up with so many harmful substances. As a result, the people suffer from various diseases. Did our forefathers ever hear of the complicated diseases like cancer or pleurisy?
In the olden days, when a man wanted something, he set to work upon it. When he had finished, even though the work was not very good, he had the sense of satisfaction and got the joy of a creator. This made the people’s lives adventurous. Now-a-days everybody in this world expects to have things “ready-made” for him and so the spirit of adventure has gone out of life.
But all this does not mean that we should become disappointed and discard what has been achieved so far. There are still a great many things to be made, discovered and invented. We should not forget our spiritual values. And if we continue to use our minds and hands in searching after beautiful things, the day will not be far when we will be as happy as our forefathers.