In Between Dreams and Necessity

In life what we want is nothing but the desires molded into needs. If I want to have an expensive phone or car then I am just simply making it a necessity.  Why we do such thing?  I mean why we can’t simply admit the fact that it’s our desire.  I have no answer for this question.

I am simply awestruck by the fact that I am constantly doing it since I came to know about desires. Is desires are really bad? Every time I read some spiritual post I got this life mantra “don’t desire much be happy with what you have” and just like the other readers I also think that reason for my desolation is my desire.  With my best efforts I am trying to suppress my desires for the happiness and trust me I am not really very happy with what I have. I am not blaming anyone (including myself) for what I have but yes I am not 100 percent satisfied with what I have. Be it a job or vehicle or watch or phone or any other materialistic thing, I just simply not satisfied with it.

As I write it earlier as well that I am suppressing my desires to be happy but the truth is I am not really happy it just helps me to accept the things I have. But really do I buy stuffs to accept (as I am buying means I have accepted it) or do I buy it for happiness. I am not at all saying that this approach of being happy with what you have is not good or it should not be practiced but yes I have started to believe that desires also plays crucial role in changing life. If Ashoka was complacent then he would not  have such a large kingdom or if Sachin was complacent after breaking Hanes and Gavaskar’s record for most number of centuries in ODI and test format then he would not be the first person score 100 centuries in international format. With these examples I am simply putting forward the thought that desire is necessary in life and all you need to do is to make a perfect combination of both. You cannot desire for everything (obviously everyone wants a king’s thrown) but you can simply have a separate list of desire. Don’t mingle it with necessity as it will make you sad (if you don’t fulfill it). I am not having enough experience to propound this theory but till now this is what I am adopting. I am giving 100 percent for my desires and yes it is significant part of my life.  If you have any opinion/advise for me then please comment on the post. I will be happy to read your response.