I had a thought this morning. I wonder what it was like, when humans was merely a new branch of the evolutionary tree of apes. A world without money, without preconceived moral values and concepts. A world where we were just another species of animals on this Earth we live in. We like to think that we're superior to other animals, but is this necessarily constructive and fulfilling in terms of general happiness? We thrive in a world where money and success are keys to general fulfillment, but really, how important is it? We are brought up in a world guided by rules and values - to work towards getting a good education, getting a good job, a good mate, and to live a moral life. But how important are all these things? Are they basic instincts, or just something that we carry onto future generations in order to live in this world that we created?
At the end of the day, when you're steps away from your grave, how important really, is money, or all the branded bags you have, or sports cars you've always desired? What are morals, really? We brand incest, and murder, and theft as immoral, but what are morals really, other than a way to ensure order in the society we live in? It is perfectly normal for other animal species to commit incest, to steal food from each other to survive, to kill each other if need be, hence the concept of "survival of the fittest". These are all basic instincts, for us to propagate, for evolution to carry on selecting for the fittest. Who are we to go against this, to imprison one another with all these regulations and rules?
If we revert back to an age where everything was simple, where money didn't exist, and everything was fair game, will we be happier? I see a world today where most people are unhappy and stressed, where everyone is so busy fighting and struggling for fame, money and success that they forget how pleasant it is to just...live. To be able to breathe in the scent of stargazers, to be able to feel the sea breeze on your skin, to be able to kiss your loved ones. And if you think about it, what plans does our creater have for us when we were created. Are we born in this world to go on this endless pursuit of money? Or to just...live?
