Of wealth,riches and....

hi all..
As u all know, we have just celebrated the new year in the Islamic calendar. Soon, our Chinese frenz will be celebrating their Lunar New Year.Usually,the tradition goes in wishing one another a year full of wealth and prosperity. Wealth...Why wealth?..Why stop at wealth?..why not health,love,maturity or even world peace? More often than not,u're gonna find the human race forever rushing about,dragging along their shadows,in pursuit of monetary relief or paper chase.Monetary...better known as money.They say that money can't buy the world nor happiness. True. It can be a vice.It can be a virtue, depending on how we utilize these pretty little papers.It IS quite important substantially,in this crude world that we live in.That, my friend, I must say,is undeniable.
.However,since when has it been a symbol of wealth?Chaste?Have these little papers divided us into a hierarchy of social status and standards? Or did we realise that it is just a part of our essentials? Why are we always classifying ourselves into a society of the rich,the poor and the beaten? Why are we always full of leisurely and luxurious demands,instead of indulging in a practice of self-sufficiency? Yes,I agree that we can't compare our lives with the civilisation of the past millenium. But things were so much simpler when we have less. Less of monetary relief.We humans are always wanting and asking for more,sometimes forgetting to look back and be thankful for what we had been given. It is absolutely ok to work hard for a better living but is BETTER enough for us? How good is BETTER?..If u think that BEST is the answer,is there such a thing as the BEST living?..Think about it,BEST is not the end of mankind's thirst for the finest.We can never feel satisfied.We'll always feel a lack of something every now and then.However, we forget that we are always being granted with the things that we need because we can never be void of desiring for the things we want. People of the past work and toil for a living. But we now have been living before we even start to work.And when we put together wealth and qualifications side by side,it resulted in a new breed of super brats.
I'd like to touch on my gender.
Those who are working,hold good job designations,are often seen as the upperclass. And those who are not,(the housewives) are SOMETIMES seen as the group of people who don't even have any kind of expertise for companies out there to employ. Some housewives who don't even have to work (because they are soo well provided)are known as TAI-TAIs.Some housewives don't work becoz they are too old. Some don't work because they are too tied down with the abundant 'fruits of their labour'.Some don't work because they are not so well educated and thus don't have the confidence to go into the workforce.Some are well educated but were restricted from going out to work because of ridiculous circumstances.Some just play the regular game and just wants to be provided without having to think about anything. Whether some women work with reasons of either to boost up the family income,or just to realize their dreams and showcase their capabilities and talents,or just killing time and earn some extra pocket money in the process,or just to escape from the confinement of doing housework,I have always believed in the freedom of choice.But being women,the setbacks that we faced are the titles that we adorned across our chest.: WIFE - WOMAN - MOTHER.
All these point out to the responsibilities that we have to saddle on our delicate shoulders since the day we said I DO or in the Islamic Solemnization, when the husbands said : "Aku terima nikahnya..."
I know that we don't actually have a correct answer to this but I'd like to highlight here that not ALL housewives are ignorant and bodoh. Don't judge them just because they do mundane tasks day in and out. Don't judge them just because they don't adorn Armani powersuits,don't walk in Jimmy Choo's expensive shoes or carry Prada handbags. Don't judge them just because they go to sweaty markets,pushing along their trolley carts,liasing with vendors for the morning's best bargain.You might never know that there may be some who ACTUALLY completed their education cycle,held good jobs,earned good paychecks,but sacrificed EVERYTHING to be a stay-at-home mum,JUST so that they could be the best TEACHER for their kids,the best MARKETING MANAGER in the house,the best CHEF in the kitchen,the best ATTORNEY in the family warfare,the best ACCOUNTANT in the family finance,the best CHAMBERMAID in housekeeping,the best CLEANER of the toilets,the best ENGINEER in their crafts and the best CEO in the family business.If I were to be imposed with a question like :
"Excuse me,will u make a good housewife?"
My answer would be :
"I can be anything you want me to be...but all work,little pay,no appreciation and meagre show of love and concern will definitely make a lifeless housewife!"

Agree?..No?.....
It's just an opinion.
Go figure.
*wink*