Do we ever realise this?

1. We fight with a rickshaw-puller for money and negotiate like anything but when it comes to seeing a movie or buying a jeans or buying a perfume, we don't even give a second thought?

2. There are so many orphans in this world. If we wish to contribute, instead of having a child of our own and adding another human being to this world, we can adopt one of the orphans and help the existing humans in this world. Why to add one more when there are already so many people in this world who need our care?

3. What do we achieve by taking a "roller-coaster ride"? It takes only a minute and is so expensive. Everyone in this world does something which is expensive and gives pleasure momentarily. Why not cut on few of those expenses and do something which gives pleasure forever?

We can reduce doing things like watching a movie, taking a roller coaster ride which give us happiness momentarily and contribute for causes like orphanages, etc. and achieve permanent happiness.

4. Do we really achieve anything by visiting lots of places? It is so expensive.

I am not saying that we should stop doing that. We live in a society and we need to socialise to remain a part of this society but we can definitely try to reduce that.

5. There are some people who think that - Hey, I am the one who is working so hard.. This gives me full rights to do whatever I wish to do with my money.
We need to realise that we belong to the privileged class. The amount of money we earn in life has not much to do with our knowledge or efforts. Not everybody gets what he/she actually deserves. Whatever one achieves in life has a pinch of luck in it. GOD chose us to have so many luxuries in life. Shouldn't we share them with others?

6. We need to understand the fact that not everybody is so great in this world.

We shouldn't say things like our ministers are corrupt and why do I care if others don't care? How can I make a difference if the whole system is corrupted?

Yes, we can. We can make a difference. We should do our part. Soon others will follow.

7. Why not start a new trend? We throw lot of parties like birthday parties, anniversary parties, etc. Let's try donating money to an orphanage or some charitable institution instead of throwing some of those parties.

8. Thinking about ourselves is what we do all the time. For a change, let's think about others.

Even an animal knows how to take care of himself. We are humans. What is the difference between an animal and human then?

To start with, let's not try things to the extreme. It will be very tough to start living a new life altogether. We should try to inculcate this in our life gradually. And I am sure that we will make a difference one day.

"What you do may seem insignificant, but it is very important that you do it." -Mahatma Gandhi