BE A 'HUMAN BEING INSTEAD OF A HUMAN HAVING

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BE A ' " HUMAN BEING " INSTEAD OF A " HUMAN HAVING "

 

 

 

 

 

So often we try to create our identity with what we have, with our

 

possessions and our position, yet our identity is actually created by

 

our behavior, by what we do and more importantly by how we do what we

 

do. What really matters is not what you have got or the position that

 

you hold, but who you are and how you behave.

 

 

 

We have become a society where we tend to measure a persons status by

 

their possessions and their position. We no longer measure them by

 

their contribution to society. This has created an enormous pressure

 

to constantly flaunt the trappings of " success " the material things

 

that create the impression of status.

 

 

 

Yet the very drive to constantly acquire the trappings of " success "

 

creates a problem. The problem of spending money that you don't have,

 

to buy things that you don't need, so that you can impress people that

 

you don't like.

 

 

 

This leads to constant insecurity, firstly can I afford these things

 

and secondly, what if someone gets something bigger, better, faster,

 

brighter. You sacrifice your peace of mind for the illusion of

 

material comfort and power.

 

 

 

We have to learn to do more with less. Realise that your personality

 

is more important than your possessions. Realise that what you do is

 

more important than what you've got. Realise that how you do what you

 

do is more important than what you do.

 

 

 

Your actions have a greater influence on your reputation than the

 

position you hold or the possessions you accumulate. The one thing

 

that you take with you where ever you go, is you. Make sure that you

 

are worth taking along. Realise that all possessions and positions are

 

transient, here today gone tomorrow. Think of all the changes that

 

have already taken place in your life. The only constant is " you " .

 

 

 

So choose to " Be a 'Human Being' instead of a 'Human Having' " .