Food is to nurture the body, not to please the tongue;
but we choose taste over nutrition.
but we choose taste over nutrition.
Holy days are to be with the Divine, not for shopping;
but devotees choose shopping over devotion.
but devotees choose shopping over devotion.
Co-beings are to liberate each other, not to possess;
but companions choose possession over liberation.
but companions choose possession over liberation.
Weekends are to reflect and recover, not to burn out;
but workaholics choose distraction over rest.
but workaholics choose distraction over rest.
Weddings are to celebrate oneness, not to brag;
but couples choose flaunting over togetherness.
but couples choose flaunting over togetherness.
Intimacy is to deepen a bond, not to perform;
but lovers choose display over depth.
but lovers choose display over depth.
Experts are to serve clients, not to flatter them;
but clients choose sycophants over honesty.
but clients choose sycophants over honesty.
Gurus are to shatter your ego, not to entertain it;
but seekers choose storytellers over gurus.
but seekers choose storytellers over gurus.
AI is to enable us, not to replace our thinking;
but many choose shortcuts over sense.
but many choose shortcuts over sense.
…And the list goes on.
Everything given to us has a purpose.
We traded all of it for pleasure.
Function feeds the soul.
Fun only feeds the moment.
The tragedy is not that we choose fun. It is that we call it living.
We traded all of it for pleasure.
Function feeds the soul.
Fun only feeds the moment.
The tragedy is not that we choose fun. It is that we call it living.
Are you truly living?
— SCD Balaji
