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Looking back to those
childhood days not only would we be able to recall those
playground games and nap time but we would also be able to
see ourselves dreaming of our future careers. Little boys
would have dreamed to become firemen and having the
opportunity to slide down those poles and showing their
bravery as they would courageously save people trapped
within burning buildings. Little girls would have dreamed to
become nurses so that they could take care of the patients
and walk around with in the uniform which had a first aid
cross on it. Dreams within our childhood were when our
imagination was to run free and we would dream to have
professions to make us happy and life enjoyable.
Looking to present day the
dreams of many have changed, we now see ourselves as
business peoples, stock market investors, factory workers,
shop keepers…either way the path we dreamed of has been
swept away and genuine happiness is not seen to be a
concerning factor. The reason behind this unexpected
transference is the truth of reality.
Reality of human kind is
just simply stating that life is to be conducted entirely
through self interest and indulgence; therefore there is a
major concern in money .The world we live in today values
money as an essential factor. Nowadays the essential needs
for life are not only water, food, shelter and clothing but
also money. Money not only determines our economic status
but determines how successful we are in life, whether we are
on a low income budget or being wealthy. Money controls us,
as well as our daily lives. The use of money enables us to
purchase gifts, this having the ability to bring a smile to
any ones face. Money determines our health status, whether
we can afford the medication or treatments needed. It
decides for us our companions in life and our personal
ability to compete with normal day society in its upgrading
of advancement of technology. Materialistic products are
what have also influenced our lives. The need for new flat
screen televisions, stylish seasonal fashions and designer
furniture is all motivated by the self indulgence of human
kind and these luxury items can only be provided by money.
Therefore it is this
economic concern within reality which has withdrawn our
dreams or inner happiness and replaced it with visions of
being wealthy, making money and in possession of
materialistic goods.
In our society we have all
grown to realize the importance of money. Even at a young
age we have been exposed to the importance of materialistic
possession and this being highly evident in the fairy tale
of Aladdin and the genie, the emphasis upon the physical
economic value of a person and how we are all judging others
and being judged ourselves. We feel that without money we
will not survive. In context that we may not be able to live
up to the standards of society, we will not associate in
with society and its emphasis for fast cars, expensive
furniture, fashionable clothing, advanced electrical
products and cash on it’s on. Life is not worth living if we
were not accepted by others because without acceptance we
are not happy or satisfied.
Our dreams today are being
entirely influenced by money and its beneficial affects
which we will be able to experience. No longer do we dream
of such charitable acts to help other’s and offering our
Christmas dinners to the little beggar boy down the road but
rather in winning the lottery to help ourselves by
purchasing a new vehicle and enjoying a summer vacation. No
longer do we dream of walking around in green grass meadows
with yellow daisies feeling the warmth of the radiant sun
against and our backs and listening to hippie music but
instead we dream of walking into a our bedrooms and then
opening our wallets and drawers only to realize that it
bursts out and overflows with cash, then seeing ourselves
lying on mounds of money, surrounded, and feeling the
coldness of gold nuggets grasped tightly in our palms.
No longer do students dream
of having successful relationships with their boyfriends and
girlfriends and finding their soul mates but instead
students dream of receiving commendable HSC results, all in
order to be accepted into a university course which will
ensure them a successful career which has a high income.
Within reality we are able
to observe that society today highly values the importance
of money and has been manipulated by its ability. The values
of love, life, family and religion have been lost and
forgotten and replaced with the dollar signs of $MONEY$. All
society’s members work towards personal gain on the basis of
money and it has gained control over our lives. It is just
within the human consciousness to distinctly feel greed and
be tempted by desire and indulgence. Therefore many dreams
of our child hood have no relevance nowadays and have washed
away because of our visions today consisting of wealth and
success, all drawn in accordance with money.
No longer will we dream of
becoming that little fairy princess or that knight in
shinning
armour,
no more shall our dreams of being a magician and acrobat
exist because the
thresholds
of reality have taken us by our wallets and have taken away
our childhood dreams.
Therefore reality is a
lifetime struggle between living under the demands of
society, to conform to its emphasis of money and materialism
but also to be able to experience genuine happiness by
following the pathways of your dreams. |
