From the time you're born to the day that most of us die where on a hunt to acquire more which most equate to gaining more money but that's WRONG. The problem with that logic is that money is never enough and in turn we lose our happiness in the pursuit of what we think will make us happy. We tend to think money will bring us more freedom. Freedom to go and to do as we please which is true but freedom does not mean you're happy. It may sound crazy when put in those terms but in all honesty it's even crazier to be actually living life constantly chasing a dream to achieve riches. There is nothing wrong with dreaming but if the dream involves self-centered actions to achieve it then you'll be unhappy when and if you do finally achieve it. The thing is no one physically forces us to strive for money but it's a ritual passed down and taught because we're capitalistic. We're consumers and by consumers I mean that literally. We consume everything!!! We over spend, over indulge and consume all the natural resources of the planet like we can create more but we cannot.
This is why people are drawn to animals and most recently more people are drawn to plants as well.
It's the internal need to want to see something be its best self with your help with it achieving that goal. If you have a pet and you see how excited they are to see you it makes you feel good to witness their happiness and excitement. It satisfying to know that something appreciates you. Your animal is excited and shows appreciation because of what you do for them. You feel it and it helps to lift your spirits. It's the same exchange that occurs with personal contact as well. If you do well by others then they tend to show you or express their gratitude in ways in which you feel and that lifts your spirits. Plants too! You feed your plant and expose them to what they need and in turn they sprout new leaves and grow for you which is rewarding. You then fertilize it to try to get that plant to grow even more leaves.
It's the internal need to want to see something be its best self with your help with it achieving that goal. If you have a pet and you see how excited they are to see you it makes you feel good to witness their happiness and excitement. It satisfying to know that something appreciates you. Your animal is excited and shows appreciation because of what you do for them. You feel it and it helps to lift your spirits. It's the same exchange that occurs with personal contact as well. If you do well by others then they tend to show you or express their gratitude in ways in which you feel and that lifts your spirits. Plants too! You feed your plant and expose them to what they need and in turn they sprout new leaves and grow for you which is rewarding. You then fertilize it to try to get that plant to grow even more leaves.
With all of that being said there is one last thing I want to expose you to. It's the simple fact that the Earth is dying. She's dying because of the one way exchange. She feeds us and allows us to live within her but we abuse that expression of love because we don't fulfill our duty to nurture her back. We pollute our water and over consume our resources and it will eventually exhaust those resources to the point where we cause our own extinction. In addition we're causing the extinction of other species as well which is not our right to do. I say all that to simply say to be kind to others so that you can reap your rewards. Be kind to animals and plants and seek out ways to do better by the earth. Push your legislature to let them know that climate change and environmental issues matter to you. If you do your part and a million others around you do their part we can help change the negative decline we're speeding towards.