You are not your money
I’ll write a very short post today since I’m dead tired today and I still have to rush for my company’s project. Yes yes, I know it’s 10 PM and my eyes are like Garfield…but I rather finish it earlier than making it a last minute work, especially since I really have a bad feeling about this project. =_=”"
Anyway, I came across this very useful and interesting article – You are not your money. I feel that what the author said is very true. Most people nowadays are only chasing after money because..well, we need money to survive irregardless of how much we hate to admit. Without money, we cannot eat, we cannot buy things, we cannot send our kids to school, and all the fine things in the world will just disappear from us. That is why most of us are so caught up in the modern “rat race” that we (some of us) eventually, forget who we are and what we actually stand for. And we often begin to relate our money with ourselves. We become happy when we can earn more money…and we become unhappy when we lose money.
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But is this really the right way to lead our life? To chase after money every time? To let our happiness be controlled by our own money? To treat our money as if they are ourselves?
Think about this – having more money in 2009 than 2008 is a good achievement, but does that change us as a person? I don’t think so. Similarly, having lesser money in 2009 than years before does not mean you are becoming a worse person. You are just a poorer person in terms of money. On the other hand, does earning more money through illegal deals make you a better person? NOPE. Remember that the real you does not change with your financial condition.
What will change you then, is your behavior and your impact to the world especially to the people around you, and to the community. It is the things you do for others which reflects the real you.
Also, remember that at the end of the day, you can’t bring your money along when you leave this world. The only thing that is worth bringing along, is the knowledge that you have touched the life of others deeply during your stay here. And that you have contributed to the society in a positive way.
So if your financial condition is being hit pretty badly in the year 2008 or 2009, remember that you are still you. And with enough efforts and plannings, you will regain what you have lost. At least, that is what I believe in.
Hope it helps.
p/s… sorry if this post sounds a bit confusing. I’m really quite tired by now. Haha.
For me, money is necessary to keep food on the table and a roof over my head, but the kind of happiness that matters to me is the kind that money can’t buy.
I think most people come to a similar conclusion at some point but if they’re permanently fanatical about money, then maybe they couldn’t outgrow their teenage mentality with it or they’re desperately looking to get the loan sharks off their backs.
@ Damien
I think it’s more about the way you’ve been brought up. If your parents are very money-minded and have been telling you that money is everything and your money = you…then I doubt they can change their mindset even when they grow up.
i have to agree with u on this. its our inner self that is important.
an eg. someone work so hard, but fail ie no money. that doesnt mean he is bad.
but what determines is his next move – where he moves from there. that is the diff one can make
@ QuaChee
Someone with a great inner self will be successful sooner or later…this includes wealth. If he wants to have more money, he can, if he wants provided he has a good n positive inner self. However, if someone does not have a good inner self…even if he has millions now, he will not be able to sustain them.