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I Dont Get It

What is it with people and money? Whole life you accumulate money only to not take it with you when you die. So why run so much after accumulating all that money? Same with the career. And the respect people demand coz they have some fancy degrees. Lol. Respect comes from within, but demanding it? I just dont get it.

The most amazing thing I ever thought...to be able to heal someone, take away their pain, make them feel better and make them smile again...has also turned into a brutal competition of some sort. And the bigger the hospital, bigger the cost, even though the minimum cost would be one-third of what is being charged. No wonder why most people dont like or respect the doctors.
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TheGreatLeveler

It's because contemporary societies are strongly materialistically driven. People are indoctrinated with the assertion that success is measured in financial wealth, and a degree or career is a reflection of one's personal capabilities. It's a little disheartening to see medical institutions being run as businesses, rather than having its primary objective to increase the standard of living.

ethereal · F

Exactly. And not just the medical institutions, even quite a few of the educational institutions have become a business and that's what is conditioned into a child's mind..financial wealth is success. But its also good to see people and some institutions around that work for betterment of the lives of people. :)

TheGreatLeveler

I've noticed a similar trend. Education and healthcare are both such important concepts for people, that I don't think they should be used as the means to make profit of. Profit would be a convenient byproduct, but it should never be its main goal.