Edge of deceptive perception

We lead a life on the edge of deceptive perception; following the mob; believing the rules set in the bygone past. Slogging at a 'safe' job all our lives, with a good portion of the pay lost in taxes. Then a smart consultant says - Make an investment and you can get tax relief'. End up buying a house beyond our means, by taking a loan thus immersing ourselves deeper into debt and sh**. Live with the constant fear of losing all our savings, losing a job, ending up being unable to repay that debt which you very religiously grew. And the companies know that the employees are caught in this web, which makes it all the more easier for them to have their way with the employees. Just have to give the scare of competition and job scarcity to get the employees into a frenzied working lifestyle. In addition, with the introduction of monthly installments, which are actually easier to pay but difficult to manage and digest, things just got worse. Everyone wants everything even before they had the money to buy it. With EMIs, just get caught into deeper sh**. End up compromising all the good things in life, to accumulate all the perceived wealth in life, which in reality just sucked up your life energy. In those days, days before EMIs, credit cards, housing loans, etc, the world was a much slower yet sensible place. People knew the value of everything because they had to save money for it, paise by paise. Children knew the difficulties of their parents, and were thankful for what they had. They learnt to get access to more by sharing with others than buying for themselves. Children learnt about saving by observing their parents. Today's children only learn to ask anything that their friends have, not ask what their parents can afford. Thus the generation grows without courage in their heart, and without common sense in their brains. One develops the trait of courage and risk-taking only when one does not have something and have to do anything it takes to get it. We will continue in this lifeless dream with sleepless nights, sadly.