The economy of a village and a city are different. The mindsets are different. Even a rich person in a village values money more than its value and in the city, it is the opposite. Very small amount like Rs 5 ( 7 cents) is treated with a lot of respect in the village, they bargain for that for at least 10 mins! Village people have a lot of time and less money. However, Indian villages are changing fast and urbanization feel has come to the village. This is due to the internet via mobile. When we were in the village we desired for some colourful cloth or occasional hotel food and rarely cinema. The internet has piled up new desires; phones, TVs, microwaves, vehicles and many more. The simple self-sustainable economic environment is disappearing fast. All want to buy new things and build modern houses. This needs money. Now the village people are finding new ways to make money. The land is exploited, water is exhausted and farmers are moving up on the economic ladder. Is it wrong? I don't think so. Often people in the city comment on how all these things are happening in the rural side, something should be done about this. But city people are not ready to sacrifice the comforts of urban life. At the beginning of the industrial revolution, our species decided to enjoy the short term happiness ( like any other animal- no animal would consciously eat a plant or kill a prey thinking of saving the planet) and we set the destruction of the planet in motion. Near impossible to save now. Am I pessimistic? maybe.
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