28/08/2025
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Political power games are transactionalโwe all know this.
In Nepal, the trio of Deuba, Prachanda, and Oli switch alliances every few months, promising favours, cutting deals, and suddenly forming a new government.
But what bothers me is how human relationshipsโfriendships, kinships, even family tiesโare also becoming transactional.
A girl wonโt marry a poor guy if he canโt give her what she wants or lift her status. A guy wonโt marry someone who doesnโt fit the โattractiveโ mold. Harsh, but mostly true.
The world has fallen so deep into materialism that people weigh bonds in terms of profit and loss. Every bond feels like a profit-loss account and worked out on Excel Sheets.
Who offers financial help? Who has networks or influence? Who boosts your status just by being around? If none of these apply, the bond often fades.
Look around: elites mingle with elites, rich with richer, poor with poorโnot because of shared purpose, but because of social positioning. And yes, this is different from like-minded people uniting to achieve something meaningful. This is about connections built only on what someone offers.
Too often, once you stop being โuseful,โ the relationship endsโas if it never existed.
Itโs not about like-minded souls creating something meaningful. Itโs about status games.
Whereโs the pure connection? The bond where we value someone just for who they are, not for what they give?
Respect, recognition, and even love now seem tied to what people can provide, not who they are. Havenโt you noticed how certain relatives or friends suddenly become everyoneโs favouriteโconveniently the ones with influence, wealth, or access?
Often, itโs not love. Itโs what they bring to the table.
Once you canโt offer that, youโre out.
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