Needs and wants
We
are on the first of July, we are on the thresh hold of what is being called as
Unlock 2. Since we know what this innocuous and actually silly term means let us jump into the
post.
The
world has changed, we have changed. The changes will continue.
These days a video channel on YouTube
fascinates me, called Living Big in a Tiny House the videos inspire me. The
host and presenter is quite likeable and though his lines are so predictable
there seems to be some genuine emotions in what he says. In one of the videos
he also shared about his climb up to the top from a struggling actor to an
Influencer on YouTube with over 3 million followers and making it a full time
profession along with his wife / partner. The channel focuses on people who
have built small homes on trailers and have downsized their lives to fit into
these tiny homes.
Most
of these home owners decided to give up their old lives and downsized to basic
essentials with few possessions. They also changed their lives to fit into a
small space that is often environment friendly and self- sufficient. These home
owners are usually working from their homes and so they are happy to live in
remote parts of the country in communion with nature. These homes are
beautiful, the owners are admirable and I am hooked to the channel. Many of
these videos are from a few years ago, the pre COVID19 days, so you can say
that these people foresaw the future.
After
more than 100 days of being locked up some of us have started understanding the
difference between needs and wants. We have now started to understand that our
needs can be fulfilled with fewer wants and most of what we wanted earlier is
actually not needed now. So many of our
possessions have suddenly become useless and at times are a burden to us. For
instance those who have a car on loan will be wondering if this is a white
elephant (unfair to elephants actually) burning money while simply standing
idle. This lockdown is an opportunity for many to live big with very little and
to be happy for it. We are transforming from spend to save, consume to
conserve, exist to live.
We
know that this too shall pass and things may become better, however the lessons
we have picked up should remain with us.
Very true. I learnt about needs and wants as a poor student during my PG days! I'd be at the supermarket armed with a shoestring budget and an overflowing cart. Then I'd actually sit down and go through the stuff - sorting the needs from the wants - and return the wants to the shelves. Yes, I was incredibly vetti!
ReplyDeleteWatching this YouTube series I am no wondering if this requirement of 2BHK, study etc is really needed? People are saying mortgage free lives with freedom to move anywhere is definitely the future
DeleteOh, have you seen Downsizing - it's a ridiculous movie with Matt Damon! People actually downsize themselves and become centimetres version of themselves and go off to live in communes where everything is tiny according to their sizes!
ReplyDeleteNot seen it, but looks like they took it literaly
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