The TRUTH

I had an epiphany yesterday....

This is the TRUTH, the whole TRUTH, and nothing but the TRUTH.....

It is a publicly known secret, but NO ONE will come up to you and actually say it out loud. So reader beware (!), for once this forbidden knowledge is uncovered, it can't be ignored no more (unless you have a brain lobotomy-lah)...
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In my humble opinion, when you strip away EVERY external factor; there are only THREE main motivators / factors / human need / want that drives EVERY decision made by humans in their whole life:

God. Money. Sex.

Okay, for the more innocent( or depraved) boys and girls out there, let me rephrase that and break it down:

God = Belief in a higher person / power that affects you and everything in the universe.

For those atheists or existentialists out there, if not a higher person; then an unexplainable force which keeps everything in check and balanced. Since I'm NO theological major, let's just leave it at that. (If you have your differing views tho', DO chime in).

Money = Power / Influence / Status on this Physical Earth.

Who doesn't want Power? Countless wars have been fought and millions of lives have been wasted for this most Earthly object of desire. Multinational corporations strategize to increase their worldwide market share. Presidents and Head of States plan and ponder to increase their economic strength. That Nasi Lemak seller from across the road is saving enough money to secure a loan for a multi-chain Nasi Lemak business.

"Power corrupts; Absolute Power corrupts absolutely."

But feck it(!)...Even the most pious of men would be tempted by this most earthly of desires. After all, with Power, you can do anything, command anyone at your beck and call...oh how addictive and tempting it is.

Sex = Love / Lust / Desire / Romance

And lastly, we come to our third base need (and my favourite one at that). NO ONE can deny it, SEX plays an important part of our lives. Men think about it every second of the day (unfortunately or fortunately depending on how you see it, we're JUST built this way, girls!). Women won't admit it, but they think about it as often as men as well.

Okay, for the sake of discussion, maybe women don't blatantly think of it in its raw-est of forms (SEX) but instead in more *rose-tinted glasses* terms; i.e. romance, emotions,love. The thing that we Asians need to realise is that it's NOT WRONG to think about SEX (/ love / lust / desire / romance / emotions however you wanna put it)as much as you do. It's ONLY Natural. After all, we're ALL human with THREE base desires driving every single decision we make , every second of the day.

So with this knowledge in mind, what should YOU do?

"Knowledge is Power"

With this knowledge in mind my dear readers, what you should strive for in life is a BALANCE of ALL THREE base desires. For that is the ULTIMATE goal in life: To Achieve Balance.

I know, I know...it's sounds like a fcukin BORING existence innit?

But leading a balanced life is an EASIER way to CONTENTMENT compared to focusing on ONLY ONE base desire (be it God / Money / Sex).

Just think about it for a minute:

Focus solely on GOD and you'll lead a TOO PIOUS a lifestyle that only cares about the afterlife and neglects the earthly responsibilities(work/family/friends/society).

Focus solely on MONEY and you'll lead TOO EXTRAVAGANT a lifestyle which tho' intially exciting; will eventually lead to a life of discontent. After all, how much can you devour before your belly becomes full? how many earthly things can you buy before every purchase becomes JUST another acquisition?

Focus soley on SEX and you'll lead TOO DECADENT a lifestyle which (I'm sure EVERY man on earth would be willing to sacrifice their left ballacks to enjoy even a second of this purpotedly NASTY lifestyle that's supposed to be BAD for ur health!) will eventually lead to a life of mental torture.

After all, if EVERY woman/man you desire falls under the spell you cast: How fcuking boring would life be after awhile?? Can you even trust anyone for liking you for who you are OR is it because your powerful sexual magnetism? (Some bloody professor from Oxford / Cambridge / Harvard should seriously make a study on this. Heck I'd even be a WILLING test subject! ;-p)

You see, HUMANS are peculiar engines driven BOTH by its mental capabilities AND the desires of its heart. Human desire are infinite and with no limits; BUT the human mind has a "marginal propensity of enjoyment". (So those bloody Econs classes I took in Uni came in handy after all!).

Have TOO MUCH of anything, and eventually you will grow discontent.

So in conclusion, the path to contentment is to have a BALANCE between the three base desires (God. Money. Sex.) that drives EVERY decision a human makes, every second of the day, every passing moment of their life.


*Sensei NiK*