We all want something. But what really?

I think all of us want a healthy, loving and free life. Everything else is what we have been sold.

Health is to feel good - physically free of disease, mentally peaceful, and full of energy. To survive with body and mind in great shape.

Love is to find your relation with the universe. To have a fulfilled life.

Freedom is to have real choice - to not play stupid endless games of money, fame, power etc. The ability to choose comfort.

Among these, the priority should be:

Health > Love > Freedom.

If we can possibly get all three - we're winning in life. All of them are inter-linked but need to be earned separately

What about Money?

Money is a powerful tool. It can give you freedom to work on health & love.

It can buy comfort, convenience, access & time.

But it cannot buy health back once it's gone. It cannot buy genuine relationships or inner peace.

Why we care about money most?

It unlocks a lot of games. The one that make us feel great & entangled. Given abundance of it - we'd likely chase meaning of life harder.

But till then, we love the pleasures coming out of these games.

What is even wrong with pleasures?
There's nothing wrong with it and to be void of it is not the path.
It is to place the things where they need to be placed.
To not live in excessivness of it.

The trade-offs

We often trade-off health or spending time with loved ones against money. Intelligence is way to win here. If other's have already done, it's also possible for you - just figure out "how".

"Life is to find state of flow, while respecting laws of nature." - Satpal