Just an analogy!

I don't know how many of you know, but mosquitoes are a big problem in India, especially during these few days around the time of Diwali. In the night you would see thousands of them on almost every light, even in the cleanest of the areas. In the morning though, they would be on all ground, making a bedlam of dead mosquitoes(YUKKK!!).

But what's so special about light that they are attracted to it? They keep on striking against the lights, or would burn themselves in the flame of any candle, or lamp, etc. Actually there are many reasons why mosquitoes get attracted to these things, like:

• Carbon Dioxide
  A burning candle or other fire is another source of carbon dioxide, which helps mosquitoes to find their prey, like humans/animals who release CO2 while breathing. However, CO2 alone is not enough to attract mosquitoes.
  
• Lactic Acid
  Everyone of us releases lactic acid(which attracts some mosquitoes) when exercising or consuming particular foods.
  
• Octenol
  When people and animals breathe, they exhale mixture of carbon dioxide and octenol, which is actually a type ofalcohol. Octenol is sometimes described as 'cow’s breath in a can', and is a remarkable lure for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes and other biting insects have extremely-sensitive receptors that can detect this chemical from almost 100 feet away.
  
• Body heat
  Circulating blood in animals and humans radiates body heat. As mosquitoes have sophisticated heat sensors, they follow body heat and exhaled gases and fly to their target. The exact temperature depends on the type of mosquito.
  
• Color
  Mosquitoes are attracted to dark colors, so wearing dark is not the best thing if you want to avoid being bitten. Dark foliage is another attractant.
  

Well anyways, enough of the SCHOOL-ISH part, LOL! lets come back to why was I discussing it here on the Desiccator of my thoughts. The thing that made me put it all here was I saw those mosquitoes injuring themselves foolishly, by hitting against the tube-lights, and all, and it made me recall what our world is today like!

We, the humans, what do we do? We keep on killing ourselves slowly, or falling for the baits that the world offers us, and ultimately keep on being entrapped in the world and then, aren't we acting analogous to these animals(here insects) only?!

We would do anything our heart would say, then what is the difference between us and the animals? Even they do what they feel like, without thinking its good or not! Else we keep on striking ourselves against those "Fancy Lights" of the world, and ultimately be eaten up by some lizard, or get trapped in some spiders web.

What is the ultimate requirement of ours, its happiness, but alas! the greed tinted eyes can never see anything better than beautiful green pastures! And what's the use of so much money? We might get a big house, and then, if the number of dwellers is just 3 or 4, then what's the use of it? We dream of a big car, and what of the fuel to run it? We would just brainlessly fall for every other thing the world shows to us as awesome, and in the end, where is the satisfaction? As our limits increase, our desires increase proportionately, and the added greed, makes them to increase rather exponentially! I ain't preaching anything against pleasurable life, all I am asking is, "Is there any end to these desires of ours? Where is any sort of control on these?" And then we say we are better than animals. When even after having such an advanced mind, we cannot understand such small things, then aren't we rather worse than 'em?

Just think for a second...