Sufficient and Surplus
@aniketnik (26)
Nagpur, India
October 20, 2011 12:51pm CST
Do You Think It Is Very Important To Draw A Line Between Sufficient and Surplus ?
OR In Other Words:
Do You Think It Is Important to Know And To Understand the Difference As an Individual Between,
What I Have and How Much More Do I Want ?
To have something that will suffice you in the present and for the future is a very good thing. Everyone wants to make his future secured, nothing wrong with it. But then to have something in excess then it can be the cause of concern which can even lead to a conflict.
Like for instance,
There are many places where there is shortage of electricity and water. People have to walk miles together to get water. Power cuts is a part of everyday life. But then in the same region or in the same area there are people who have got 24 hour water supply followed by round the clock electricity, and even in case the power goes off there is generator and inverter available. So a drift gets created, bringing into focus the conflict between two factors Sufficient and Surplus.
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@ruperto (1552)
• Philippines
22 Oct 11
I think there is a saying: "To those who have shall be given more." The rich tends to get richer and the burdened tend to be more burdened. Agree?
It is as if the intention of the Invisible All Powerful is not about a perfect world as we see it: - where all will have enough of what they need ... But it seems to all, there is the boundless opportunity "to be instruments of giving, of kindness and forgiveness ..."
It seems whether or not we "improve" the world in the socioeconomic and political sense, there is still the bottom-line question: are we on the right path "to be instruments of giving, of kindness and forgiveness ..."?
What do you think ?
@aniketnik (26)
• Nagpur, India
23 Oct 11
I find a very unique kind of approach of yours towards looking at the outside world and towards different issues. I read each line of yours and found a thought process which is simple, subtle yet to the point.
Definitely I agree with you,
The rich become richer and the poor poorer.
As far as the question is concerned "Are we on the right path"
We learn from our mistakes and experience is going to make a person commit less mistakes.
But then there are people who have to struggle for some basic needs of life and there are people who have the capability and capacity to do things but not adequate infrastructure and support.
People living in small cities when they move to big cities they come across a completely different world although the coutry is the same.
So it is high time to realize that at the bottom, at the grassroot level there are many things that are very much concerning than one can even think of or imagine of.
The grass is always green on the other side but then one must always remember that every day is not the same and things are bound to change with the rise in competition that is taking place.
Desperate situation need desperate measures, so why not participate in the process of solving the problem instead of finding a direct solution which many times is not possible.
In fact to start a big journey the first thing that one needs to do is to put the first step forward and make a beginning, even though if the beginning is small.
