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Money is everything. I have heard this thousand times in my life but I never believed this. In past few years I have seen many people who have tried to change my thought process.
Last month my friend's son Aarav visited me. We were having a chat and Aarav told me that he is studying hard to earn more and more money in future.
He paused for a moment before replying. “Well, I just hope I can find a job I don’t hate too much.”
"What about Satisfaction and happiness?" I asked him simply. His answer amazed me. "Aunty, this is 21st century and happiness is nothing if u can't buy branded clothes for yourself, he added.
My friend Rewa is rich and does earn high salary in a multi national company. She has a closet full of clothes, a beautiful beach house, big car and can afford in-home care for her two children.
Rewa works in one of those high-stress, need-it-yesterday type jobs. Like a lot of people, she longs for the good old days. A mere decade ago, giving your employer a highly productive eight or nine hour day meant you were a dedicated employee. Give up a lunch hour once a week, come in on a Saturday once every few months and you were on a fast track to the top. How things have changed.
On those rare occasions when she needs to leave by 6 p.m., Rewa feels compelled to apologize for having to “skip out early.”
She has all new gadgets to show to the world. Her children are having best facilities and studying in the most expensive school. Both have ipads and i phones. Rewa's relatives are highly impressed by her high status. She calls herself classy and stylish. Many times she refused to buy things which are available on stores. She goes to designer stores and wear expensive clothes and jewellery.I am not taking her side or in a mood to tell stories about her lavish life style.
This is not only about Rewa. This is every young girl or boy's thinking.
Is the thought of earning less money scary?
Do you feel awkward in the company of poor friends or relatives?
Prisha was a very ambitious girl. She is my friend's neighbour. She was doing a high stress job and earning quite a good amount. She had no time to socialise.
One fine morning she got a message from her relative that her mother got admitted in hospital due to cardiac arrest.
She had no friends and money was everything for her. Though she was earning much but she had no bank balance. Reason was clear, she was spending thousands of bucks in maintaining her social status. She was out of touch of her family members.
She rushed to the hospital and tried to arrange money from sources. But nobody came forward to help her. In that crucial moment her childhood friend Neha helped her. She not only arranged money for Prisha's mother's operation but also gave her precious time.
After her mother's successful operation Prisha learnt the most important lesson. She became more polite and social. She has started saving money for future.
For my generation finding a balance is harder than ever because the goalposts keep moving. They’re acres from where they were in my parents’ day and yards from where they were even last year. I know it's hard to live without money in 21st century. But It is time, not houses or handbags, that proves to be our most valuable commodity.
Relations and love are most important. I am a big fan of Dr. Brian Weiss. He has told several times through his writings that only love is real. We are born for a purpose and that is not to earn money.
Being a multi millionaire is a good tag but having cultural and moral values are still important.
Do you like a person without good character or values?
It's good to give your children a better future. But it is insanity to snatch away their childhood and giving them dark future by making them robots.
If you’re naturally generous and happy, money can make you more generous and happier. If you’re naturally a jackass, money will make you more of a jackass. So stop running after money and be more of a value. Don't run for price tags instead try to be a worthy one. Money will buy you everything but not love nor affection. This is earned by a character, some morals and kindness. Money is good to fulfill your requirements but don't let money overcome your life with arrogance and vanity.

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