To be happy or healthy, the human brain seeks emotional gratification unlike the animal-like brain of the primitive man which was focused on survival needs of food & shelter.
The main reason for predominance of negative emotions is the pursuit of success over happiness which works on the false presumption that monetary success would automatically lead to happiness that is scientifically impossible as energies multiply by subconscious focus and not by traditionally imposed preaching .
Essentially, pursuit of external goals of success while neglecting inner needs of satisfaction, is the continuation of the primitive man’s thinking. Pure monetary success was the goal of the newly evolving primitive man who was focused on building shelter and security. However, just having a house or money does not satisfy an advanced human soul if the money earned/inherited is devoid of emotional energies that constitute love & contentment.
If we continue being money-minded and mechanical in thinking, problems would rise rapidly on the planet as has been happening in the past decade . Human evolution over centuries has been focused only on technological improvement with an ever-increasing craving for satisfaction due to a developmental approach that led to an increase in feelings of deprivation which was the opposite of energies of satisfaction sought. Acknowledgement of monetary success as being rewarding whether money was coming from stressed work, competition or crime encouraged short-cut methods to success which have led to lower satisfaction levels, and increase in criminal dis-satisfaction
Dissatisfaction has been growing rapidly as is evident from increasing terrorism, wars , rapes and theft .
It has become obvious that the creation of more money, power, fame, cars, mobiles, big houses, fancy clothes, jewelry, alcohol, helicopters, spaceships or weapons has not helped people in feeling calm or healthy in everyday life; because the targeted increase in satisfaction required acquiring the emotional management skills which lead to growth in energies of love, contentment, routine good health or happiness. While weapons of technology have been invested on, peacefulness has been neglected as a side-lined priority .
That energy which is focused upon multiplies. As a result of focus on competitive attack and self defense, instead of a focus on developing logical methods of sharing goods and services, glamour over truth and injustice over compassion, have been increasing while peace & harmony have been declining leading to growth of discontentment, violence & depression in human society in spite of huge technological success.
This blog is an excerpt from the book - Spirituality in Education- Redefine Success As Rising Peace & Happiness
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