Money has become the most inevitable
entity for a human being’s life on earth. Money has enormous reach and it can
move mountains, literally. From being just a tool that empowered man to now
being the force that literally makes the planet rotate, money has grown; a
little too fast. Humans are fascinating animals, we think and we adapt. Our
reactions to situations/crisis/problems are what make us unique. When money was
just a basic tool we gave it just the respect it deserved, we respected people
more. The skills, capacities and talents of people were valued more. But today
those who do not have money are trodden upon. Money goes into places where even
air and light do not. It doesn't matter these days if people have unique
talents; it only matters if they have enough money.
The world around us has changed dramatically. These days no one asks you or checks if you have talents, if you have potential, if you have what it takes to reach the top and stay there; all that one needs these days to journey to the top is money and more money! Look at the power wielders - politicians, actors, entrepreneurs and even sports administrators – everybody comes from money. Being rich is the ladder that will take you anywhere. I am not sure if this is the scenario worldwide but I am sure this is how things are today in India.
Money is like self confidence. When you are confident about your own self you perform well. But when your confidence crosses a line and becomes too much, or even too little, you begin to fail. Depending on which end of the spectrum you are in, you either turn arrogant or depressed. Money has turned all of us into what we never thought we will be. Excess money makes a man arrogant and too little of it makes him an outcast. Somewhere along the line we failed to actually use it properly. How many of us actually think money is to spend/use? Do we use money to buy stuff or do we lose our sleep over accumulating more of it? Money is but a tool that helps us satisfy our desires. It should have just been the yardstick that tells us where we belong and what we can aspire for.
But our ever growing desire and an inherent nature that never lets us be satisfied with what we have has turned the tables. When we have 10 rupees, we yearn for 20 instead of thinking we could spend 6 and save 4. What you could buy and use with 6 rs will give you more peace and happiness than what you would get by having 20! I am not saying that money is not important, nor am I saying that we can live without money. All I am saying is that if all of us started using the money we have instead of hankering for more all the time, life would be a lot more peaceful.
The recent betting scandals in cricket have left us all fuming. Skeptics have started saying they knew from the beginning that the game was corrupt and those of us who are still passionate about the game are fooling ourselves and so on. As a cricket lover, what pains me is not that the game is being criticized but it is that the people who have been arrested thus far are by no means the ones who were badly in need of money or fame. Every individual caught in the net is rich, influential and popular. One wonders why they did what they did. The answer though is pretty simple, GREED.
But our ever growing desire and an inherent nature that never lets us be satisfied with what we have has turned the tables. When we have 10 rupees, we yearn for 20 instead of thinking we could spend 6 and save 4. What you could buy and use with 6 rs will give you more peace and happiness than what you would get by having 20! I am not saying that money is not important, nor am I saying that we can live without money. All I am saying is that if all of us started using the money we have instead of hankering for more all the time, life would be a lot more peaceful.
The recent betting scandals in cricket have left us all fuming. Skeptics have started saying they knew from the beginning that the game was corrupt and those of us who are still passionate about the game are fooling ourselves and so on. As a cricket lover, what pains me is not that the game is being criticized but it is that the people who have been arrested thus far are by no means the ones who were badly in need of money or fame. Every individual caught in the net is rich, influential and popular. One wonders why they did what they did. The answer though is pretty simple, GREED.
Money works in strange ways. Money makes man dance differently. When we have a lot of food, we eat as much as we can and either give away or throw the
excess; when we have too much water we drink as much as we can and store some
and give away the rest; when we have too much love we share it with others. But
when we have too much money, we only try to accumulate more!
The universe always balances out eventually. Someday the value of money will come down to dust and people and relationships will mean a lot more. But life could be a lot better if we put things in perspective ourselves and used the money we have instead of yearning for more and more! Life is simple, let’s keep it that way!
The universe always balances out eventually. Someday the value of money will come down to dust and people and relationships will mean a lot more. But life could be a lot better if we put things in perspective ourselves and used the money we have instead of yearning for more and more! Life is simple, let’s keep it that way!
