I think it is the trickiest
question : How much important is money ?
The first line that comes into
my mind is Mastercard’s “ There are some things money cant buy, for everything
else there is Mastercard”. Yeah, seriously it sums up all.
With money you can buy everything,
but you cant buy time , love, peace, life. But yes you can buy lot other stuff
from money that can compensate for all these.
I remember I asked my dad this question
around 3-4 years back that what is the value of money for him. He gave me an
answer which I really liked, he said for
him he has enough money if I ask him for something genuine and important to buy
and he has enough money to fulfil my those needs.
He further said that there is no
end to the needs, but one should have enough money to fulfill the needs in
limit. Say for e.g. if you want a car, that is fine. I will buy you one but if
you ask for a very expensive car I will not buy you one and I will not feel sad
or bad about not having enough money for that.
Dad I love and respect you. J
I understood from that day that
money is important and at same time its human nature of always wanting more of
it. It is good if it motivates you to put in more effort but at same time one
should be happy in that pursuit. Feel blessed if you have enough money to
fulfill your small wishes and basic needs. J
I understand the world is crazy.
I have not found even a single person till now in last 10 months except my
family whose first question about my job is ‘ Are you happy in it’. Everytime I
meet someone , the first question asked is ‘ So how much you earn’. I think the
perception is that happiness is directly proportional to money. Sick mentality!!!!
Last weekend had to rush to delhi
for some personal commitments. And I felt
blessed that I did not had to think twice before booking air tickets just for a
weekend. Add to it , it was a priceless moment when my mom n dad opened the
door at midnight and saw me standing
outside the gate. They had no clue that I was coming and were so happily
surprised to see me.
I remember someone telling me couple of weeks back , “ Am
sure you will earn loads of money in future, but what is important is how much
you enjoy and feel happy during the path to achieve that”.
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