Existence?

Sometimes I wonder, where do we actually exist? What is does our existence actually mean?

Take into account the fact that earth is the only planet that has advancement of life to the highest degree (thats what we believe).

We humans get worried and tensed about issues that are very significant to us, lost 200K in the stock market crash, IBM is firing employees, US Economy is approaching recession, etc, these are certainly cruicial. But, is it worth the importance that it is given? Are we overlooking the bigger picture of things? Who knows that tomorrow an asteroid hits earth and the life on earth extinguishes, its the same threat that all existing species face at any point in time, including the homosapien race. In that case where is the stock market, where is IBM and where is the US Economy?

I accept the fact that we cant think of this possibility and simply stagnate our lives. But, try to realize the crime and disharmony that has emerged just in the race to earn money. Is that justified? People earn more and more money to satisfy their desires, new home, gadgets, gizmos, etc, Is that not too naive? Certainly so if we consider the bigger picture.

Its the same human race that is facing brutatities like animals in parts of Africa and its the same human specie that owns the Hilton Chain of Hotels (no offence meant, just a comparison). Do we have such inconsistency in any other race than humans? Answer will be No. Then, the thought that logically follows is that something is fundamentally wrong, with our attitude, with our thinking and our approach towards objective in life.

A question that comes to my mind is that, Are we living to Earn or Earing to live? Certainly a thought worthy question. Even if someone thinks that competition threshhold should be till the point where sustenence is enabled, he might not be able to accomplish the same. The reason bieng that, all of us are so busy following the conventional trends that no one even that the time to ponder about the reason for the quest and the person who stops to ponder is left behind in humanitarian terms or fallacies, as one might term it.

I dont have any problems whatsoever with the desire to earn and live lavish, but It does irk me when that desire comes at the cost of other fellow humans. And, If at all, that scenario arrives, the basic meaning of our existence and superiority of the human race is lost.

The intention of this piece of writting is not to be judgemental, But to provoke the thought process in this direction. I might appear to be cynical, but certainly not insensitive.