Wherever I am, I always miss the grocery store that offers simple happiness. Two cigarettes and a cup of coffee in exchange for one thousand rupiahs seemed to drown himself in the coffee solution and fly like burning cigarette smoke.
Simplicity turns out to be able to offer happiness. This is what modern humans have almost forgotten. Today humans think that luxury is the only way to happiness. It's hypocritical to say that money can't buy happiness, with money we can bring out whatever invites happiness.
No wonder modern humans today crave money. What can't money represent? Jewellery, women, alcohol, drugs, cars, houses, and everything that provides comfort can afford the money. Is there a thought that makes us ignore money? It seemed almost impossible.
Finally, many people live to accumulate wealth. They become thirsty for wealth. They thought that piling up treasure would bring him eternal happiness. Even though Jesus once said; “Chasing the world is like drinking seawater, the more you drink the more intense your thirst. Until finally that thirst will kill you. That is more or less the extraordinarily profound words of Jesus.
It turns out that Jesus' words are true. Nowadays, there are not a few people who have abundant wealth but suffer mentally. On the contrary, their lives are filled with fear, fear of losing what they have fought for all their life. They even cling to the object, feeling that their life will be chaotic without possessions.
This is what modern humans have forgotten. We think of illusions as reality. We live in a lie of illusion. Money is an illusion. Don't the teachings of religions say that this world is mortal? Then why are we fixated on something transitory? Isn't life just a game and a joke?
When hungry we can't eat money. When stricken with thirst, we can't drink wealth. Money and wealth are fragile things, even under certain conditions they are dangerous.
Wars and killings are fought for money. Those who acquire it become dependent on it. His life was in a state of constant competition with other people who were considered his opponents. He lived in constant tension and suffering. All forms of crime also have their roots here.
No wonder so many people who already have so much wealth are still corrupt. Because they are filled with fear of loss. They are also instigated by a desire for competition to be seen as better than others. The standard of modern man is only from his material possessions.
Humans who live in this illusion should be awakened as soon as possible. Because this illusion will become an epidemic and spread to all joints of human life. It's cute at first, promising practical happiness that will tempt anyone. This kind of life is not what it is, because it is just a lie. Very deceptive mortal happiness.
We need to get out of the lies and deception that we embraced so tightly before. We need to see and understand reality as it is. From this kind of understanding, we can then live a life full of meaning and happiness.
Luxury is just an illusion. Even in today's modern world, simplicity is a new luxury. Because simplicity promises more substantial happiness. It offers happiness that is detached from matter. This is what we must try to understand more deeply.
What kind of happiness was offered that such a poet Kahlil Gibran wrote; "The happiness of the world lies in a loaf of bread and a robe." Happiness filled with simplicity, not happiness that lies in luxury.
Simplicity is therapeutic! Too many luxuries bring in a complexity that muddles up the tranquility our minds need. You are right, luxury can be a sort of illusions and does not guarantee lasting happiness.