What makes the world go round?
Was listening to this song yesterday over the radio from the movie Dhan Daulat..
Jeena kya aji pyaar bina
Jeevan ke yahi chaar dina
Dhan daulat bina chale magar
Zindagi na chale yaar bina
Loosely translated, it means you can live life without money, but not without love. This is a subject that's doubtless been flogged to death, but methinks there's more to money than meets the eye.
Everyone pities the person who has his pockets full, but an empty heart. But in many ways, doesn't the urban phenomenon reflect the reverse? People make sure their pockets are full, before setting out to fill the void of their hearts. And if they aren't successful in the latter, it doesn't really mean their lives are worthless. Many people are all alone and are quite happy being alone. Money actually helps you to live alone - it gives you all, or at least most, of the independence you need.
Then again, typically dhan daulat means wealth. So does the song actually mean we can live without "wealth" as against we can live without money? Sheesh! I'm really wasting my time, aren't I?? :)))
Jeena kya aji pyaar bina
Jeevan ke yahi chaar dina
Dhan daulat bina chale magar
Zindagi na chale yaar bina
Loosely translated, it means you can live life without money, but not without love. This is a subject that's doubtless been flogged to death, but methinks there's more to money than meets the eye.
Everyone pities the person who has his pockets full, but an empty heart. But in many ways, doesn't the urban phenomenon reflect the reverse? People make sure their pockets are full, before setting out to fill the void of their hearts. And if they aren't successful in the latter, it doesn't really mean their lives are worthless. Many people are all alone and are quite happy being alone. Money actually helps you to live alone - it gives you all, or at least most, of the independence you need.
Then again, typically dhan daulat means wealth. So does the song actually mean we can live without "wealth" as against we can live without money? Sheesh! I'm really wasting my time, aren't I?? :)))
posted by thoughtraker at 11:48 PM
2 Comments:
Here's my take on the whole money vs love issue.. It really depends on how you got the money.
On a meta level, both money and love translate to the same thing - self-worth. You fall in love to prove to yourself that you are not worthless. You earn more money than you need for exactly the same reason. If the money you earned doesnt translate to self-worth (for whatever reason, maybe you just inherited it and feel guilty, etc) then its not gonna work. Of course, you can find self-worth through other means too (like fame, hardwork-for-no-reason etc). To be honest, your whole life revolves around this one thing.
Having said that, I must say, if I were asked to choose between money and love, I'll always choose money. No questions asked.
wow! all interesting povs...sunshine, hats off to u!! personally i agree with the majority (so far) - i'd go for the money - hopefully that should expand my horizons wrt love :))))
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