We'll never have Paris - An Introduction

There is no other way to say this - EVERYTHING DEPENDS AT THE STATE OF MIND
I took this picture on a recent trip to Paris - Says a lot about Paris, and me..

Paris is an idea, a dream, a promise of beauty(of romanticism) which leads us to believe that everything is possible and there are no limits. At first glance, everyone believes that promise.

I wish i could tell you that "Paris" is real. As you spend more time in that city, you realize that there is something quiet different underneath all that. While it is doing really well economically, personal life has quiet degraded over the years. There are many factors to it, but ultimately we all are responsible. Marriage is not much popular and It is almost impossible to raise children in Paris because of the high living cost. So now we have a society where "lonely" people live in studio apartments(almost 60% paris is studio apartments).

We observe a short timeline of world and struggle to survive in it. We rarely challenge the change in society because it seems like a natural progression. Societies doesn't change in a day, change is slow and steady - almost pervasive - - - - until we find ourselves in a failed society.

Love will last forever(or until the next coating of paint)

“To be ignorant of what happened before you were born is to live the life of a child forever. For what is a man's life, unless woven into the life of our ancestors by the memory of past deeds?” - - Marcus Tullius Cicero

We never had Paris. France was an experiment(a revolution) and we are still waiting for the results. we can always "live in now" but that wouldn't really build a better future. We can be happy but that wouldn't really ensure our survival.
I'm presenting an alternate reality which doesn't look for "paris". We are equipped with a BRAIN that doesn't like fake happiness, our reward centers can distinguish illusion from reality. Unless we are being the best of what we can, there will be an underlying depression.

No matter how beautiful it looks, We don't need Paris.

And other things that comes with it(photo credits - APherald)

What ensures a Better future?
A Better Brain, A humble personality, A just society, A structured family. What do you think?

I have read hundreds of books and have visited many places over the years. I have never written an article before but i have been quoted in a book. I am constantly trying to understand the world and how our decisions are essentially shaping our destiny. I'll write more focused articles in future and hopefully I'll learn a lot from this community.