Co-existence : 

What is it that we are looking for in life from life ? Are we looking for money, fame, success, a big house , other luxuries ? The list can go on but best would be to cut it short ! Try and answer .... what is it that we are looking for and if your answer happens to be happiness ... try defining happiness - what will give you happiness ? What would qualify to give you happiness ?

Honestly for me it would be all of the above listed and a few more unlisted ones ... 

Coming to the reason behind this exercise ...  all do happen to be material things that will give "me" happiness ! But then I do consider myself a spiritual person ... can spirituality and materialism to such an extent co-exist ?! 

The learned and knowledged do help me out of this dilemma ...