But then, Indian preachers also taught us the gospel of Karma. I say my karma is work and earning as much money as I want to lead a lavish and bountiful life. I derive satisfaction from utilising my skills and capabilities and extracting the maximum from my efforts. So am I doing anything wrong by following my karma? Materialism can bring in spirituality but the reverse, as we all know, is definitely not true. Sweating for money doesn't necessarily translate into greed leading to unhappiness. Money does not bring in greed and dissatisfaction but self help gurus are increasingly stereotyping it otherwise leading to cognitive dissonance in people. Professionals are under the impression that they have to necessarily choose between money and happiness and that is actually leading to distress and misery.
Happiness is not elusive. Nor is it an illusion. Happiness is for real. So is Money.
This post is formally an entry for the InsideIIM B School Debate.
Business School: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Team Name: Invictus
Team Mate: Vineet Saraiwala
Link for article refuted: http://insideiim.com/the-illusion-of-happiness-3/
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