A SOCIETY BUILT ON GREED: THE BITTER TRUTH

A Society Built on Greed: The Bitter Truth

“The world isn’t driven by love, logic, or loyalty—it's fueled by greed. Lots of it.”

Sounds dramatic? Maybe.

But think about it. Most people are born into a web they never signed up for—a web called expectations, spun with the silky threads of greed.

Let’s dive in.

👶 The Race Begins Before You’re Even Born

The moment a pregnancy is announced, there’s a hush-hush prayer —

“Please God, let it be a boy.”

Why?

Because apparently, only boys carry the family name, legacy, and (let’s be honest) the hope of a return on investment.

A girl? Often viewed as “someone else’s responsibility” — a future guest appearance in someone else's household.

Yep. The very first layer of greed is served cold — in the womb.

🎯 Childhood: The Beginning of a Strategic Investment Plan

As soon as the baby boy arrives, new dreams are drawn up faster than a startup pitch deck.

“Get him into a good school; he’ll be a doctor or engineer.”

Tens of thousands are poured into his education — not for his happiness, but for future dividends.

It’s not “let him learn what he loves,” it’s “let him earn what we need.”

And if he fails to get top grades?

Boom — enter social shame. Another flavor of greed — this time, disguised as family “honor.”

💭 Dreams? Whose Dreams?

No one really asks the child, “Hey buddy, what do you want to do?”

Why? Because that’s irrelevant.

His dreams are crushed, gift-wrapped, and replaced with a 5-point parental dream plan.

Doctor. Engineer. IT. MBA. Settled abroad.

His passion doesn’t matter. His potential? Ignored.

All that counts is whether he becomes the “pillar” the family can lean on... or cash in on.

🧊 And When the Pillar Cracks…

If the elder sibling becomes successful first, the whole house becomes a PR firm for him.

The one who “failed” becomes invisible.

He’s seen, but not felt. Heard, but not listened to.

His presence becomes a quiet reminder of "what could’ve been."

Ouch.

🧠 Emotional Breakdown 

He remembers how love used to come easily — not because of who he was, but because of who he could become.

But as soon as things got tough, the love faded faster than a cheap hair dye.

Replaced by sarcasm, shame, and passive-aggressive motivational speeches.

Even if he somehow finds success later, he never forgets the time when he was treated as a "human ATM in training" — not as a son, not as a soul.

💔 Love & Friendship: Now With a Hidden Agenda

And it doesn’t stop there.

Even friendships today feel like hidden business deals:

“I’ll be friends with you because… hmm, what can I get from you?”

True connection has become rare.

Love comes with conditions. Trust comes with receipts.

And marriage? Don’t even go there.

Unless the guy is earning well, he's labeled “not good enough” — no matter how kind, loyal, or genuine he is.

Because love too, my friend, comes with an income requirement.

🔄 The Society Turns You Into What It Fears: Another Greedy Soul

When a child watches all this — the favoritism, the silent pressure, the love that expires like coupons — he learns just one thing:

“This world runs on greed, so I must play the game.”

And so, another human grows up measuring relationships by benefits.

He becomes just like the ones who hurt him — maybe even worse.

And the cycle continues.

Generation after generation.

🛑 Can We Break This Vicious Cycle?

Yes.

But it begins with us.

We need to unlearn, relearn, and raise humans — not investment portfolios.

Love your children for who they are, not what they’ll earn.

Give your daughters and sons equal wings to fly.

Stop tying respect to result. Let kids breathe.

Teach them empathy, not ego.

Let’s raise humans, not hustlers.

🤔 One Final Question…

     

Do you want the next generation to be just another boy — struggling, questioning, and broken?

Or do you want them to live a life rooted in love, freedom, and self-worth?

Greed has already done enough damage.

Let’s not gift-wrap it and pass it down like family heirlooms.

🙏 If This Touched You…

Talk about it. Break the silence.

Because sometimes, change doesn’t need a revolution.

It just needs one honest conversation at the dinner table.

Let that conversation begin today.

~Vishal suthar