Yeah a war is/was raging outside and man when two countries start fighting,
any civilian is subjected to the danger of getting shot.
aka the children.
Which is why im hiding here in my room.
lol, better to be safe here than go out there and maybe get lectured for er, not helping out with chores.
when parents are mad, you can be accused for anything.
#han'stheory101
idk the relevance here but it's cute so yeahp.
Anyway, before the battle started,
i actually read the newspapers and came across an article that got me thinking.
"Companies succeed because they fire people, even if a whole family depends on them. Schools become prestigious because they reject people- even if they put a lifetime of work into their application. Leaders fighting a war on terror accidentally kill the innocent. These are children in the basement of our survival and happiness."
Is our happiness at the expense of another's?
If that's the case, the world isn't becoming a happier place is it.
Perhaps the right kind of happiness, the kind that actually makes the world a better place, should be able to inject smiles and laughter into other lives.
True happiness, perhaps shouldn't stem from another bar of chocolate that you're devouring but rather from the act of sharing or giving that bar of chocolate to a homeless man, a sulky kid, a friend or a lover.
Then again, the bar of chocolate that is able to spread joy around, exists at the expense of the worst forms of child labor.
In West Africa, children are trafficked into cocoa farms to hack at trees and collect the cocoa beans.
The idea of working in the chocolate industry is perhaps a dream for city kids and chocoholics but ironically it is a nightmare and a living hell for these children who are entrapped in the dark industry.
and surprise surprise, they do not even know what a chocolate bar looks like much more have a taste of it before.
This isn't meant to be some educational post on child labor or social issues but a reflective post as to the real value and cost of our happiness.
As i mentioned earlier, happiness in my opinion should stem from the act of "giving" and "gifting".
but is it true that even the act of giving can be at the expense of other's happiness and in turn cause suffering as well?
If that is truly the case, perhaps the purest form of Happiness can not be gained through materialistic means but by giving the intangible.
time, love, care, concern.
Mhmm, i got you thinking too haven't i?
The world is a complex place.
Food for thought.
Is your happiness at the expense of another human being's?
Honestly though, if you have time, do read up or Google about the chocolate industry.
i haven't been purchasing any chocolate bars any old how lately but i would love it if we can at least voice our concern or be better aware of the real costs and value of what we often disregard,
such as a chocolate bar.
