AES165 Life’s Pursuits

A characteristic feature of authoritarianism in our society is its insidious ability to addict people to the endless pursuit of external rewards, wealth, prestige, position, promotion, approval of one’s lifestyle by others, ceremonial honours, and status symbols of all kinds.

To successfully pursue these goals, they have to learn elaborate rules of etiquette and familiarize themselves with customs, traditions, protocols and so on. 

The youth of today must unlearn this self-defeating way of life. 

The culture of working only for material possessions and rewards must be discarded.

Are you aware of your inner signals? Do you trust them? Have you taken control over your life into your own hands?

Take this from me, the more decisions you can make avoiding external pressures, which will constantly try to manipulate you, the better your life will be, the better your society will become.

Life is a difficult game. 

You can win only by retaining your birthright to be a person. And to retain this right, you will have to be willing to take the social or external risks involved in ignoring pressures to do things the way others say they should be done. 

-A.P.J Abdul Kalam-