Luxurious Lifestyle Quotes

“At some point in life you lose interest in new devices, new clothes, new trends - and it dawns on you, what's really important in life, is people. That's when you really start living.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Visvavictor: Kanima Akiyor Kainat

“Sonnet of Consumerism

Ever wonder in a world of consumerism,
Who's the consumer, who's the product!
You may think that you are the one owning things,
But it's the things that own you, head and heart.
When unmoderated materialism is the world's norm,
Consumer is the product, product does the consuming.
And this insanity is revered as industrial growth,
Then they wonder, why is there so much suffering!
The point is, your insecurity is good for business,
The shallower you are, the more your pocket empties.
But if you don't wanna end up at la casa de loco,
Stop living in products and focus on memories.
Corporations chasing revenue cause economic disparity.
Buy less, buy local, to construct a sustainable economy.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Giants in Jeans: 100 Sonnets of United Earth

“Every dollar spent on luxury is a dollar of disparity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Giants in Jeans: 100 Sonnets of United Earth

“In a world that still suffers from the lack of essentials, indulgence in luxury is human rights violation.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Giants in Jeans: 100 Sonnets of United Earth

“What people do with their money is not a private affair, each penny above necessity belongs to social welfare.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Giants in Jeans: 100 Sonnets of United Earth

“The best luxury is least luxury.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Find A Cause Outside Yourself: Sermon of Sustainability

“A billionaire's idea of vacation is in space, whereas a regular person's idea of a vacation is on some island or in another continent. And if the billionaires are abusing resources for personal enjoyment, so are these regular people. You have no right to demand moral accountability from billionaires, if you yourself don't mind engaging in your everyday luxuries – for your luxuries may seem dim compared to those of the super-rich, but still the resources you spend on them could feed and clothe at least ten families in developing parts of the world for a year.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Gente Mente Adelante: Prejudice Conquered is World Conquered

“Life of comfort is a life in vain, life of luxury is a life most lame, life of service is a life most sane.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Gente Mente Adelante: Prejudice Conquered is World Conquered

“Gratification without moderation ruins all internal wellness.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Giants in Jeans: 100 Sonnets of United Earth

“Billion-Dollar Grave (The Sonnet)

All our life we work hard to buy golden chains.
With which we then bind ourselves.
What's the point of living as fancy slaves?
What will we do with our billion-dollar graves?
We sit on our couch covering our eyes,
Then we yell, why everything is so very dark!
But no one hears for they are also shouting,
Praying for a messiah to bring back life's spark.
We've forged fascist fences out of all our gold,
And have placed them as walls around us.
Then we shout out - help, help,
And beg to be saved by the universe!
Greed of dollar is the toxic mold on the green of life.
Life flourishes on moderation, not consumerist strife.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Giants in Jeans: 100 Sonnets of United Earth

“Dollar of Disparity (The Sonnet)

Millions of people go without food,
For some privileged nimrods to afford their luxuries.
Millions of people have no access to essentials,
So that celebrities can buy their lamborghinis.
The difference between phony activists and a reformer,
Is not in what they say but in their lifestyle and action.
In a world that still suffers from the lack of essentials,
Indulgence in luxury is human rights violation.
What people do with their money is not a private affair,
Each penny above necessity belongs to social welfare.
One who talks of equality while riding in a Rolls Royce,
Is the last person to be concerned of people's despair.
None has a right to luxury till all can access necessities.
Every dollar spent on luxury is a dollar of disparity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Giants in Jeans: 100 Sonnets of United Earth

“If half the population gave up their luxuries, the entire population will be rid of disparities.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mücadele Muhabbet: Gospel of An Unarmed Soldier

“Capitalists don't cause disparities, everyday, ordinary people like you and I do, by falling for their same old pitch of comfort and luxury.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mücadele Muhabbet: Gospel of An Unarmed Soldier

“Many officers of the obvious have commented that poverty makes people do terrible things. And indeed they are right, but you know what? Their acts are nothing compared to the atrocities of the wealthy. And the irony of the matter is, wrongdoings caused by poverty can be reduced exponentially if we improve the living conditions of those people and help them become self-reliant, whereas there's nothing we can do to reduce the atrocities committed by the wealthy, except for legally taking away their wealth beyond necessity altogether. That is why I say. Always stay as far away as possible from luxury. It's a terrible, terrible thing.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervish Advaitam: Gospel of Sacred Feminines and Holy Fathers

“Life begins where luxury ends.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Woman Over World: The Novel

“Your desire for unrestrained comfort is the oligarch's superpower. Cut yourself off from luxury, and you'll cut off the oligarchs from their powers.”
― Abhijit Naskar, High Voltage Habib: Gospel of Undoctrination

“Where there is simplicity, there is sustainability. Donde hay simplicidad, hay sostenabilidad. A materialistic and self-absorbed world chasing after the so-called sustainable development goals is like a superobese dog chasing after its own tail.

In a self-absorbed world sustainability is a myth. In a simple and gentle world sustainability is the norm. So let's forget about sustainability. Let's forget about sustainable development goals. These are all gimmick. I’ll tell you why.

Sustainable development goals is actually the privileged lot's code for ‘let's screw this world with our narcissistic shenanigans, then we can make TV shows on us pretending to fix the world's problems that we continue to create with our lavish, self-centric lifestyle.’ It's not a global goal, it's a global scam, sold by the rich to the rich at the expense of everybody else - at the expense of the working people of planet earth.

Am I being too harsh? Perhaps I am, but then again, this planet has never been the home of the human race, it has always been the home of the rich and privileged, while the rest of humanity slave their butt off, barely scraping by on hand-me-downs and leftovers. The privileged screw the world, then the privileged pretend to fix the world. What a joke!

So instead of focusing on intellectual pomposities like sustainable development goals, the next time you indulge in a luxury, ask yourself, is it a luxury you really need – if not, how many lives you could lift with the resources spent on that particular luxury!

Let me put it into perspective. One fancy apple watch could feed a family of four in the developing parts of the world for half a year. So, stop talking about sustainable development goals, and start practicing sustainable habits.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Find A Cause Outside Yourself: Sermon of Sustainability

“Good food doesn't mean fancy food, good friend doesn't mean fancy friend, good life doesn't mean fancy life.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Find A Cause Outside Yourself: Sermon of Sustainability

“Luxury is the antithesis of life.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Find A Cause Outside Yourself: Sermon of Sustainability

“This planet has never been the home of the human race, it has always been the home of the rich and privileged, while the rest of humanity slave their butt off, barely scraping by on hand-me-downs and leftovers.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Find A Cause Outside Yourself: Sermon of Sustainability

“Stop talking about sustainable development goals, and start practicing sustainable habits.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Find A Cause Outside Yourself: Sermon of Sustainability

“That's why I walk around in shabby clothes,
That's how I get to know about people's true nature.
Everybody likes to butter up those in suits,
Those who smile at the people with nothing,
are the ones with real substance of character.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans

“A world that confuses luxury with success, has absolutely zero understanding of the human condition. That's why they idolize rich and filthy celebrities with private jets and rolls royce, as some sort of demigods. If this is your idea of success, then you guys are more disgustingly primitive than the wildlife in the amazon. At least, wild animals don't pretend to be civilized.

Riches maketh filth, filth pursue riches. To live a life of luxury, or to dream of a life of luxury, doesn't make us ambitious, it only exposes the moron that we are. A species that has not realized simplicity as the way of life, will never in a million years have a society without disease and disparity.

I won't mince my words, and tell you straight. Wanna be a decent human being? Stay away from luxury. Because luxury is a violation of human rights, human health, and above all, human character.

It's funny really! Some people can't afford two wholesome meals a day, while others live with a private airport in their backyard. Some parents work their butt off to keep the clothes on their children's back, while others shower their kids with lamborghinis and teslas. If this doesn't open your eyes, perhaps you should try lobotomy. I'm sure you can find some unlicensed surgeon somewhere who'd do it for you if you offer them a trip to the bahamas, or better yet, a trip to space in your own spaceship.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Corazon Calamidad: Obedient to None, Oppressive to None

“Luxury is a violation of human rights, human health, and above all, human character.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Corazon Calamidad: Obedient to None, Oppressive to None

“Luxury is a violation of human rights.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Corazon Calamidad: Obedient to None, Oppressive to None

“The glory may differ based on the kind of work a person does, but nobody should suffer to make ends meet while others fly in private jets.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Corazon Calamidad: Obedient to None, Oppressive to None

“Trouble of privilege is trouble of lies.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Rowdy Scientist: Handbook of Humanitarian Science

“There is no difference between a barking dog with golden platter and barking activist with a silver spoon.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Tum Dunya Tek Millet: Greatest Country on Earth is Earth

“Lower the animal, fancier the extravagance.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Insan Himalayanoğlu: It's Time to Defect

“Simplicity seats profundity,
Complexity contains shallowness.
Lavishness indicates thievishness,
Luxury facilitates pettiness.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Insan Himalayanoğlu: It's Time to Defect