Economy

One day I saw a man watering dried leaves of a tree. He was doing so in a hope of bringing the tree back to life. I went to him and politely informed him " Dear Friend, if the root of a tree has dried up, you cannot bring it to life by watering its leaves. You have to water its roots.
Arent we doing the same thing to our economy. Everyone is trying to address the symptomatic cause of the issue. Giving stimulus, sops, reducing taxes to boost consumerism etc is similar to watering dried leaves. Infact, now is a time to relook at the way in which we look at our economy.
Should we still continue to tell our children to consume more goods, in a hope to revive economy? Should we still tell them to take loans and spend so that economy grows? Does economy actually grow that way? Are people more secure and happy, following that economic model?

We can look at an alternative thought process: an Indian way.
1) Spend less than you earn
2) Buy what you need and not what you want.
3) Simple living and high thinking is essential to happy living.
4) Save and invest for your future.
5) Irrespective of your economic status, be satisfied with what you have and thank god for whatever he/she has given you.
6) Reduce your needs and attachment after 50.

It is an alternative way of living, quite different from the western way but I am sure it will help sort many problems that the world faces today. That is what we call, watering the roots...