The modern world is a world whose slogan is to possess more things, more cheaply, with lower maintenance and less need for care—in a word, the less care something requires, the better.

It is a world full of plastic flowers, artificial lawns, cheap clothes that require less maintenance, unbreakable statues and cups, and inexpensive disposable things. A world in which even children are expected to have cheap toys and dolls that are not meant to evoke any sense of value.

Even statues of the Buddha have become cheap and maintenance-free in this world. We are not supposed to devote time to anything, or expend energy and care in preserving it. We are not supposed to make anything, anyone, or any idea sacred—or even valuable—through our time and care. In today's world, not only is nothing sacred any longer; nothing has value either.

Aydin Areta
@AydinAreta

Read the complete essay, “Living in a World Where Nothing Is Sacred,” on the Farzanesh and Philosophy website:
http://farzanesh.com/?p=4539