The middle class is running a marathon to win but it can never win because it is running with people without knowing the goal post. The thing is we are all playing the game where rules are set by other people and they show how you can win. But out of 100 people only 1% are able to win and the losers are mainly the middle class.
The thing is middle class have to create its own benchmark, we should not see the benchmark of others and decide that our benchmark. A billionaire spending a Crore is like you spending Rs 100. So for them the happiness is a lot of wealth, but we cannot go to that level.
So what should be the happiness looks like for the Middle Class. If you are healthy, if you have less EMIs, you can sleep at night and you can spend time with your family then you are happy. Yes you don't have to run a race I.e rat race to stay healthy. If you are contained with what you have, you will be happy. And that's why creating your own benchmark of happiness is really required for the middle class.
I am not saying that you should quit and become a monk.but we have to contained on how happy we can become. We should not copy and start showing off because there is no limit of showing off. If a person is spending his 5% on a home and a person spending 100% of his networth on a home is different. We have to contain our spending and still be happy. People spending lavishly on home, car and wedding which is over and above our own level then you will be happy for sometime but with EMIs, stress it will not be worth. So please watch the video to know more about how middle class can create its own happiness.
