Eureka! Finally, after a month of thinking and searching for inspiration for my new article, I succeeded. (Well, a small trip by city bus often works in this case).
To begin, I'd like to pose a question: what is the main goal of a human life? Is it money? Is it power? Or is it just plain happiness? Ofcourse happiness! But, if happiness is the primary goal of human life on Earth, why is everyone so sad?
Everyone says that childhood was the best time of our lives, that we didn't have any problems or issues, but what happened now? What's the problem with growing up?
It may appear counterintuitive, but the world we live in frequently wishes for people to be unhappy. This is evident in many aspects of our lives, ranging from how we consume media to the messages we receive from societal norms and expectations.
Consumption of goods and services is one of the primary ways in which the world wants people to be unhappy. For example, how do you market a fairness cream? You cause someone to be concerned about their color. How do you persuade people to buy toothpaste? You cause them to be concerned about their yellowish teeth. How do you persuade them to purchase health insurance? By causing them to be concerned about their family after his death. How do you persuade them to undergo cosmetic surgery or join a gym? By emphasizing their physical flaws. How do you get them to be on social media? By making them fearful of missing out. How do you persuade them to purchase a new smartphone? By giving them the impression that they are being left behind. Advertisers frequently use messages that instill in people a sense of inadequacy or dissatisfaction to sell their products. People are more likely to buy something to fill a void if they are unhappy with their lives or feel like something is missing.
Another way the world tries to make people unhappy is through societal norms and expectations. Individuals are frequently pressured by society to conform to certain standards or expectations, whether in terms of appearance, career, or lifestyle. For those who believe they do not meet these standards, this can lead to feelings of anxiety, stress, and even depression. These societal norms and expectations are also to blame for a significant portion of a big problem "boys don't cry"
Statistically, a staggeringly higher number of men than women kill themselves. In Sri Lanka the male to female suicidal ratio is 4.4 : 1, in Lithuania it is 5.8 : 1, Mongolia with 5.2 : 1, Kazakhstan 5.0 : 1, even developed nations such as the UK has a 3:1 ratio, Greece has a 6:1 ratio, and the US has a 4:1 ratio. In India itself, the ratio is near to 72:27 that is the total number of male suicides was 1,18,979 and female suicides accounted for 45,026. This is pretty standard. According to the World Health Organization, China and Hong Kong are the only countries in the world where more women than men commit suicide. Everywhere else, men outnumber women in suicide attempts. This is especially strange given that, according to every official study, approximately twice as many women suffer from depression. So, there is something about being a man that makes you more likely to commit suicide in most places. There's also a paradox. If suicide is a symptom of depression (which it is), why do more women suffer from it? In other words, is depression more fatal if you are a man rather than a woman?
Why do so many men continue to commit suicide? What is the problem? The most common response is that men, historically, view mental illness as a sign of weakness and are hesitant to seek help. Women are more likely than men to seek help when they discover they have a problem with their mental health, because "men don't cry, instead they commit suicide."
I mean from societal view, what could be more useless than a man who couldn't fix a squeaky door or a dripping water tap? "fundamentally useless, dead to history, dead to the messages in his genes?" And what if the problem is a broken mind rather than a broken water tap or a broken door? Then, if a man is concerned about his manliness, he might believe he should be able to fix it on his own, with nothing but silence amid the so-called 'white noise of modern life", and perhaps a few liters of alcohol.
Furthermore, the world frequently perpetuates a sense of scarcity and competition, which can make people unhappy. The concept of limited resources or opportunities fosters a competitive and comparing mindset, causing people to constantly compare themselves to others and feel like they are falling short. From childhood parents and teachers program minds to compare and compete instead of admiring variousness. This is especially harmful to mental health because it can lead to feelings of inadequacy, low self-esteem, and depression. The world often prioritizes productivity and success over happiness and well-being. People are often encouraged to work long hours, push themselves to their limits, and sacrifice their personal lives for the sake of their careers. This leads to burnout, stress, and ultimately, a sense of unhappiness and dissatisfaction with life.
It's important to remember that the world isn't always out to make people unhappy. Rather, societal norms and expectations are frequently deeply ingrained and sustained over time. Individuals, on the other hand, must recognize these patterns and actively work to counteract them in their own lives. When we look closely, we can see that the world of things and advertising is not real life. The other stuff is life.
Life is what remains after you remove or at least ignore all of that crap. Life is the people who love you, the people you love! Nobody will ever choose to live for the sake of a phone or anything else shown in advertisements. It is the people we contact over the phone or the people that matter, people were happy when there weren't any smartwatches to show heart rates, and people were happy when there were no fairness creams to upgrade your beauty, so why do we need them now to be happy?! By putting our happiness and well-being first, we can counteract the world's desire for us to be unhappy and live a more fulfilling and satisfying life. And when we do begin to recover and live again, we do so with fresh eyes. Things become clearer, and we become more aware of things that we weren't before!
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