Fine line between need and comfort consumerism
“Thanks a lot for explaining modern consumerism. My question is the fine line between need-based consumerism and comfort-based consumerism. It is disappearing so quickly that it often becomes difficult to define what is need and what is comfort, especially if parents provide the needful to children.”Asked by مس ایس احمد, دلی
He answers at 1:12:04 in Age of Consumerism · 5 min 28 sec
1:12:04maulana, agla sawal delhi se hai, ah, miss s ahmad ka. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, thanks a lot for explaining the modern consumerism and making us rethink the whole idea of shopping. however, i have a little doubt. my question is the fine line between need based consumerism and comfort based consumerism." it is disappearing so quickly that it is often, it often becomes difficult to define what is need and what is comfort, especially if parents provide the need full to children. the children often demands or sometimes complain for extra comfort. so what should one do? how should a person plan a strategy for it?"
1:12:58bhai, dekhiye, na bachche criterion hain, na parent criterion hain. jo log is mein phanse rahenge, to woh to isi mein phanse rahenge. woh to kabhi in ko chhutti nahi milegi marne se pehle. main to logon se kehta hoon ke dekhiye, quran mein aaya hai ke do aayatein hain quran majeed ki. aaj kal saare log family mein phanse rehte hain. do aayatein hain, woh padhein. woh ek aayat yeh hai ke jahannami log jo hain, un ke bare mein woh aayat hai: "kaan fi ahli masroorah" ke apne family mein khoob khush rehte thay.
1:13:40woh yaani family ki demand poori karna aur family ki ko khush rakhna, un ki company karna, un ke liye har item daala ke dena un ko. to "kaan fi ahli masroorah" woh aadmi family mein jeeta tha, family ke mein khush kharam rehta tha. woh jahanum mein jayega, yeh jahanum ke liye hai. aur jannat ke liye kya hai? "ana kina fi ahleena mashriqeen" mushrik maani khauf, dara hua ke jannat wale kahenge ke hum apne family mein, apne ghar mein khauf ban ke rehte thay, andesha naak ban ke rehte thay,
1:14:23allah ki pakad se dar, jahanum se dar, qayamat ki accountability se dar. is mein jeete thay hum. yeh do tasveerein hain, aap dekh lijiye. yeh zamane ke musalmanon mein shayad hi koi ghar ho jo aap ko mile, woh is ka namoona. is sab wohi ab family mein khush hain, family ke liye saamaan la rahe hain, kama kama kar un ko de rahe hain taake woh bachche khush rahein, ghar wale khush rahein, family wale khush rahein. to yeh to aap yeh rai, yaani yeh yeh mat sochein ke bachche kya kya chahte hain, parent kya chahte hain. aap dekhiye ke jannat walon ki tasveer quran mein kya hai aur jahanum walon ki tasveer quran majeed mein kya hai.
1:15:05is se faisla kijiye. maulana, un ka ek hissa question ka yeh bhi tha ke woh difference jaanna chah rahi thi ke butween fine line butween need based consumerism and comfort based consumers m. dekhiye, haan, is ka bahut aasaan hai. woh jo hadith sunai main ne aap ko, usi hadith samajh lijiye ke dunya mein zinda rehne ke liye jo zaroori ho, wohi need based hai. aur jo jab aap aap jhoote hain, lazzat dhoondh rahe hain, aaram dhoondh rahe hain aur raunaq dhoondh rahe hain aur shandar dhoondh rahe hain, to wahan par woh consumers aa gaya, consumers aa gaya.
1:15:53bahut aasaan hai, bahut aasaan hai. main to dekhiye, yahan rehta hoon jahan 1983 se us waqt jo mera jo kursi thi ya jo furniture tha, wohi aaj bhi hai. is beech mein aap colony mein ghoomiye, doosron ke haan kitni baar badal chuke honge. woh to badal zaroorat hi nahi badla. unhon ne market mein gaye, dekha ke naye qism ka sofa chataiya hai, naye qism ka kursiyan aayi hain, to woh khareed liya, pichla wala hata diya. to aadmi bahut aasani se samajh sakta hai ke dunya mein jeene ke liye waqai zaroorat meri kya hai, bas isi par raazi ho jaaoon.
1:16:33aur doosri ke shauq ke liye aur khwahish ke liye, lazzat ke liye, raunaq ke liye, logon ko khush karne ke liye zyadatar is liye hota hai. yeh yeh social status ka maamla hota hai ke log kya kahenge. social status ke aap aap chhoti gaadi mein baithte hain, doosra wala padosi badi gaadi mein baithta hai, to aap ko lagta hai ke mera darja ghat gaya. aap flat mein rehte hain, doosra kothi mein rehta hai, to aap samajhte hain mera darja ghat gaya. aap ke kamre mein sirf mamooli kursiyan hain, us ke sofa set hai, to aap samajhte hain mera darja ghat gaya.
1:17:14to social status jo hai, woh logon ke zehan mein basa hua rehta hai, bachon ke zehan mein aur parent ke zehan mein. yeh sab jahili soch hai, jahili. bas zindagi guzarne ke liye jo zaroori cheez hai, woh har aadmi samajh sakta hai bohat aasani se. bas isi par raazi ho jaiye. maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai, shail sahib ka. unhone sawal kiya hai: "what is wisdom and intellect?"