Global warming, as you may be aware, is a serious threat to the only place in this vast universe where we can exist.
We
are, in fact, steadily heating up our "home" Centigrade by Centigrade,
Fahrenheit by Fahrenheit. So, when the tipping point comes, it will
literally go up in flames... and our earth would become an inhabitable
mass of dust and rocks.
The primary reason for being roasted
alive, slowly but surely, is our excessive use of the natural resources.
Millions of tons of coal, oil and minerals are devoured year after year
to meet our insatiable demand for energy and countless goods and
merchandise.
To a large extent, credit cards are responsible for this relentless march of the human race towards its own extinction.
No,
the problem is not the raw material that goes into the making of a
credit card. Rather, it is the unbridled consumerism generated by this
innocuous looking piece of plastic.
When we have limited money to spend, our wasteful tendencies get automatically restricted.
However,
credit cards have the magical power to multiply money. By making
available to us, our many years of future income, it puts a colossal
amount of purchasing power in our hand. This, naturally, stimulates and
incites unrestrained consumption.
Consumption by itself is not
bad. However, this practically unlimited money-power begets
over-consumption. In fact, human "needs" are finite. You can eat only so
much; you need just one house to live; you can't drive more than one
car at a time or talk on multiple phones; and so on. As such, a vast
amount of this over-consumption actually ends up as "utter waste". Just
look around and you will find millions of bloating tummies, hundreds of
unused items lying scattered around in our homes, no parking space for
our cars, etc.
Our planet does not have the capacity to handle
such mammoth amount of waste that is being generated in such a short
interval of time. As a result we have global warming, ozone layer
depletion, polluted rivers and many such ways of environmental
destruction.
I wonder if our earth will survive this credit card crisis.
By
the way, even before this impending "collective annihilation" becomes a
reality, credit cards have devastated many individual lives. And this
damage is not just limited to their finances. Health, relationships,
marriage, mental peace, all have suffered immense harm.
There is
no secret formula to living a life free from the pressures of a credit
card. The centuries old wisdom - spend less than what you earn - is as
relevant today as it was ages ago. To counter the numerous temptations
around us, I had recommended 3 places where you should not use your
Credit Card.
I threw all my credit cards (except one for convenience and emergencies) into the dustbin. What about you?
What
legacy would you like to leave for your children... big houses, big
cars and big debts or clean air, clean water and clean food? The power
to write your children's destiny is in your hands.