知足常乐~~Satisfaction

Recently, I saw one of my old schoolmate posted a status on his facebook account, saying that if he can choose what to be in his next life (Buddhism = reincarnation), he wanted to be born in a riches family so that he can buy whatever he wants without considering the prices. I was so angry and disappointed on him. As a man, he should fight for it by himself instead of depending on his parents. I know him since childhood, and after 17 years old, we all separated different directions to pursue our ambitions. From what I know, he is the only child of his parents, so they indulge him, trying their best to satisfy their only son. I think this is the reason that he posted the status in Facebook.

As I know, his parents are not wealthy people but still, they buy many luxury (wasted, I should say) things for him, such as LV, Gucci and bla bla bla. He is a man, what for he pursues these kinds of material thing, although he is sissy guy. He should be responsible to his parents, give them money, or at least don't let them to spend much money on him. Anyway, this is all his business. His parents had done wrong on their child education.

I am so lucky that my parents trained us to be frugal. Maybe because I have 4 brothers, so they have to do that to cut down our family's expenses. In Bible, there are many verses talking about this thing. Meanwhile, Bible has taught us to be satisfaction to what we have now. Don't pursue something unneccassary to our Souls.

Anyway, I hope that he can wake up from his indulgence, stop wasting money on material thing but in more meaningful thing such as helping his family.