How is it surprising then that nothing really appeals to you, that you don't find anything worthy of—let's come to that word—love? And except for love, what is it that can hold you for long? Greed, attractions, good foods, good clothes, nice odor, prestige, excitement—these are small things that will not be able to keep you for long. However, to compensate for their lack of quality, they proliferate in quantity.
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Acharya Prashant: We are adults only in name. We keep treating ourselves as kids; else, why would we toy with our own life? And all these things are just toys you have accorded yourself—the products of technology, the avenues for entertainment: TV, radio, the theater, the mobile phone, the entire expanse of social media, relationships, jobs, money, sports. What are these?
We kid ourselves, we kid ourselves, and then we feel surprised why our attempts at kidding ourselves don't succeed. Because within you sits an adult with a very adult demand. That adult does not want toys; he wants the real deal, the authentic thing. Now tell me, is there anything authentic in the average life, in the usual day?
How is it surprising then that nothing really appeals to you, that you don't find anything worthy of—let's come to that word—love? And except for love, what is it that can hold you for long? Greed, attractions, good foods, good clothes, nice odor, prestige, excitement—these are small things that will not be able to keep you for long. However, to compensate for their lack of quality, they proliferate in quantity.
