The 2 basic forces of life

The two basic forces of life which control all life’s activity on Earth.

Searching for security – which is the desire to exist and the desire to continue existing – both is the power of survival.

The desire to escape suffering and desire to experience pleasure and happiness

These 2 forces govern all life’s direction on earth. But even though all life is controlled by these 2 forces, the level that they’re aware of satisfaction is different.

When a beggar is hungry for days, to have some food to eat is already happiness.

A king that owns land and many fortunes and controls many people, for him to satisfy his security is to own more land, more fortune and to control more people.

For these 2 the beggar and the king their standard of satisfaction is like the earth to the sky but still both are not away from this basic force principal.

For example:

A guy studies Medicine. Apart from studying, like all young guys, he enjoys playing around with girls too. His desire to become a Dr. is strong but his desire for sex is stronger. In the end if the study is too hard and he chooses women he cares more about fast pleasure. If he chooses study over women he cares more about long-term security.

Its important to understand our sub-consciousness otherwise you can waste time following something that is against the sub-consciousness and reach nowhere.

In the above instance the student who cares more about fast pleasure through his mind tells him he has to study, he will not be able to make his study a success. In the end he could end up with no degree and no girl.

Basically if we go against our sub-consciousness we will end in suffering. But if our sub-consciousness is thirsty for some blind desire we will also end in suffering – like a moth flying to a flame.