LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 16:8 August 2016
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
         A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D.
         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
         C. Subburaman, Ph.D. (Economics)
         N. Nadaraja Pillai, Ph.D.
         Renuga Devi, Ph.D.
         Soibam Rebika Devi, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Assistant Managing Editor: Swarna Thirumalai, M.A.

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Need & Greed

An Insightful View from Philosopher, Educationist and Entrepreneur
Jimmy Teo

We all have needs
Including ‘wants’ & ‘greed’.
Many started well
Working to meet needs
But soon, they embrace greed
Wanting more beyond their needs.

We see religious & political leaders
Who should be examples of integrity & goodness
Ascending the greed ladder
And falling into the jail udders;
The higher they climb, the harder the fall.

We can travel to the same destination
Irrespective of whether we are in the 1st or Economy class flight,
On the Mercedes or a Hyundai,
Taxi or motorcycle;
The distance is the same,
Only the comfort & ego booster defer.
We can use an expensive phone or a cheap phone;
The caller & receiver are the same,
Only just the ‘feel good’ factor & efficiency defer.

It is all a choice
To meet our needs;
And it is alright to relish the extra touches
If we can afford it, but not on borrowed money.

It is better if we can live simply
Having our needs beautifully & simply
And giving the extras to help those needy carefully,
As there will always be the poor among us.

The sane approach to contented living
Is to live simply without extravagance
Caring & providing for our progenies
Until they are self-supporting,
Following our examples & footprints
To help others –
Our mission.

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Jimmy Teo
Singapore
teojimmy07@gmail.com
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