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       They say - In this highly competitive and greedy world, if you have money, you can have everything that you long for; if you have money, you can cherish all the pleasures in the world those you desire the most; and in fact, if you have money, you can actually buy love, affection and camaraderie. But really! Can anyone? They even say - money is the ultimate power and definitely talks aloud. It’s a thing to which even the richest of the rich worships like a maniac. But, over the period, have these axioms become clichés? And if you think the answer is ‘yes’ then do these overused phrases (obviously from the self-satisfaction point of view) hold any ground now?

From childhood, our parents start reminding us about the nexus between study and penny, and how the accomplishment of high rank in studies can bring us close to the treasure and luxury. But does this dogma have any visibility in real life where we value self-satisfaction the most?

Like others, I too adhered to the very principle taught by my parents, studied a lot in my best days in a hope of living life king size one day and chased my dream like hell. But now, even after standing on my own feet, even after affording to pay rent for my flat, I feel the void is still somewhere there. Still, I am not able to feel the self-satisfaction that seems to come along with money. Still, I am not able to live the life that I had dreamed of, and maybe for that matter, dreaming the same all the way even today.

I remember those days when my mother used to feed me spoons of many my favourite dishes and how I used to imbibe deliberately the caring love that was coming along the way. I remember those times when my father used to help me in riding a bicycle and how he used to pick me up whenever I was falling off. I remember those moments when I used to sip tea or coffee with my friends at college canteen and how we used to fight over the bill. Those were the times when I was still a toddler in my parents' eyes. Those were the times when I actually didn’t have my own money. But still those times had one thing in common – Life was full of joy and contentment. In fact, those were the days when self-satisfaction was pouring out of my fully contented pockets. But now, even when I am totally adorned with wealth, even though my pockets are occupied with bundles of notes, I am not able to buy happiness. In fact, I am not sure where to find it. In a quest to search happiness, I never realized when I got transformed into a bee and started wandering from place to place; I never realized how I was slowly going far away from my beehive.

Now, even after paying hefty bills for food at many 5 star hotels, I am not getting the love like my mother used to provide me. Even after getting trapped in the labyrinth of difficulties posed by envious people, I am not able to find any helping hand like my father used to render me. Even while sipping the costliest tea or coffee at CCD of my office, I am missing the palate that I used to feel while gulping down tea or coffee (even of local brands) with my college friends. Like I said earlier, a void is still there. From inside, I am still empty and completely lacking the ever needed contentment.

Yes, money is one of the most crucial things in this world. Yes, money is one of those things that can fulfil our needs and bestow luxury. But, it’s surely not the thing that can surround our heart with self-satisfaction and merriment. Unfortunately, in a quest for money, we all forgot small but requisite pleasures of the world. In a search of a penny, we all lost the way that nothing but leads to the pursuit of happiness. Now, It’s time for every one of us to understand the difference between greed and contentment. It’s time for every one of us to draw a boundary between professional and personal life and if required, spend some precious time and few moments of happiness with family. It’s time for every one of us to accept the very fact that – There are few things in this world that even money can’t buy. However, it’s up to you to either be nostalgic about the last time you had tasted them and may dare to build a present-day replica of those old days, or regret about the fact that those days are no more available for cherishing.


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