“Money is not everything. But earn it enough before you talk such nonsense.”
I heard about this adage few years back. And I am yet to hear more profound statement about money and our relationship with it.
This adage has its message in layers. It may run like this.
One, money is not everything.
Two, one must earn it enough in his lifetime to put it up on the scoreboard. (of course, for himself and not for public display)
Three, don’t be apologetic about chasing it and acquiring it.
Four, once your run is over, when you can afford it, discover & sermonize that there are other things besides money which are important though in life.
Five, money is very important and anyone talking otherwise about it is all nonsense.
Money has been, is and will always be an important part of life. We can run the affairs of our lives only if we have a well-stocked bank account and a steady stream of money.
Money wins you recognition, it makes your life meaningful to quite an extent. At the basic level, it helps us in keeping our mind, body, and soul together. At another level, and various other levels of life, it helps us in discharging our worldly duties efficiently. One can enjoy a good living if there is a regular flow of money. Relationships, friendships, travel, education, and medical care can be taken care of well when one is financially viable. It gives you confidence. It gives you a typical high which caresses your ego. No one would like to be associated in any way with someone who is living his life on the edge financially.
Having been in life insurance for pretty much long time and advising people on wealth creation, I discovered how hard it is to make people come around to wealth creation when they are at the peak of their earning span.
There are two risks in life. Dying too young or living too long. When one dies young, a lot of agenda is left unfinished. And when one lives too long, one tends to get dependent on others for basics. Wealth creation should happen to meet any eventuality out of these two extremes.
The only bottom line is that the money should flow in only through legitimate means.
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