The chase for money

The anxiety to sustain life and livelihood propels people to try and earn as much as they can for a modicum of security.

A friend of mine who recently returned to Kathmandu after a seven-year stay in the United States lamented that the capital city he came back to was not the same he had left behind. The city, he said, was now colder in temperature and in spirit. He found the warmth that people had while conversing with each other in the olden days missing; instead, he found the people always thinking and talking about making money. I turned the conversation elsewhere after dropping just a "yeah" in response.