How can we adjust to a lower standard of living?

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Simply by recalling the plight of the former leader of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, we can make adjustments in all circumstances. He had many grand palaces in which he lived. But soon after the American invasion, he was forced to live, during the last stage of his life, in a hole below the earth like a snake or a rat. This can happen to anyone at any time. Owing to a false sense of security and an imaginary sense of enjoyment, catering to an aggravated sensual appetite, we have unnecessarily raised our standard of living by an artificial attempt in a competitive spirit.

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We have to give up the mindset of false prestige and unnaturally acquired social status. We should revert to simple living ‘and high thinking. Whether the president of a nation, a pilot, a shoemaker or a computer operator, we should always remember that we are basically servants of Lord Krishna. This is our original and eternal status. This will help us to cope with any situation.