East is new West

East wants to become rich, higher GDP, material affluence, see aspiration dream and live it, accumulate, live beyond means, become self-centered, stress up, get aggressive, get speed … because that is development.

West is slowing down, thinking green, co existence with nature, cultural & economic tolerance, frugality, inner peace, love … because … (I am not sure).

We all are re aligning our collective goals, changing our cultural fabric and morphing fast into something we do not understand.

That’s exciting!

Comments

Anonymous said…
Your observations are dot on. To surmise the reasons for this, I feel first reason is the age. The eastern populations are becoming younger, so they want action. Western people are becoming older so they want peace.

Second reason is human nature. We always want what don't have. We always aspire for things which the other fellow human being has.

Third reason, is that for westerners it is been there, seen it all kind of scenario. For easterers it is the aim, the objective to reach there, to be like the westerners.

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