Which has or should have biggest priority ? - Page 2

All 3 are equally important

Earlier I thought that explanation was not necessary.

Whether It is your question for yourself.
or it is a debate point..
or if I can time travel in the past to give myself some advice.
or if I want to give advice to my future children.

Values.
Values.
Values.
Values.
Values.
Values.
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Values.
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I have money and I have Education..
I am lacking in Values.

Values are difficult to gain, and you have to do a lot of Introspection all the time.

It is not that I didn't learn about values from parents, or in school or in society.
The problem is I didn't give much attention and I showed weakness.

Take any example of any value. Let me search.. "most important values" in google.
this is what I got first link..
http://www.thebridgemaker.com/what-are-your-values-the-most-important-values-to-live-by/

now just take any value out of those 26.
Honesty.
You want your friend , lover, parent, neighbor or yourself.. to be rich, educated or Honest.!

Think about these.
Compassion, commitment, Forgiveness.Integrity, Love.. there are many values.

I have seen in some small town, village and in some families. people are not educated and not rich too, but I have found people with values.

Someone said, "money is most important for life'. I have seen people sacrificing even their own life to save lives of loved ones. (because those people have 'Values')
I have seen a person, who sold his full business,home, for the expenses of treatment for his mother. (But she died, and that person came on roads, and lives like a labour person, doing small works for daily wages) You may think, that He spent his money on his mother. No.
He spent his money, because he knew, what is ' love', and what is being 'grateful', and what was his 'duty'. 'Having money' was not his priority.

I want to be a person with Values.
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Education is important.
Money is important.
Get these two.
But biggest priority should be ... V A L U E S.
Values define your character.
After some time, you will get enough money, you will get enough education. but values..

And some people say, that anyhow we will learn "values' from school, parents, society.
No you will not. They will tell. And you will learn the literal meaning.
But you have to follow them properly. That is difficult part. This is why it should be your biggest priority.
(I know a lot, but still I find jealousy, arrogance, laziness,anger inside me.. )

I don't know about you (you, reader!). But if I have to tell ' who are top ten great persons from India'. Or which top ten movie character/Hero are my ideal. Or what I love about my parents.
Or which thing I like about my girlfriend?
My answers have connections to their 'Values" only.

Many people are saying "Money should be number one"

There is a Mr X, he comes and asks you this--
"My neighbor went office, and I know that he has 100 million dollars in his home. I can go from back door and can steal easily and will not get caught too :) Should I steal ?
Or I should do cocaine business, I can earn a lot. and If I bribe right people, then I will not get caught, and I can run my business from Dubai.. should I do this ?

I want to know, who, from this forum, wants to answer above question by 'Yes".

My point is.. when people are saying about "Money number one". They also meant that, Earn money by keeping your values intact.
They are saying.. Money is number One. but don't get it by stealing, or doing crime. Even if you find a loophole in law, then also don't earn money by unethical way.

These people are still keeping "Values" at first number.

(I am interested to know, who from this forum says, that .. Money is number one, Honesty is number three.
Getting money is number one priority, and if you get money by dishonesty, it is ok.
First think about getting money, then later focus on honest/dishonest)

It is already a very long post, I should stop now...

I am sorry. If I hurt someone.
Thanks.

Originally posted by: Divine-Pearl

All 3 are equally important

But if I have to chose one, I would go with money

One can survive without values and education, but not without money.

But society can't survive.
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Originally posted by: K.Universe.

Well, we gain knowledge and skills through education both of which have served us well in our evolution from the Paleolithic age to the digital age, from using simple stone tools to complex smartphones.

Money is just a medium of exchange; what matters are the underlying goods and services. For instance, I could teach you programming, you could teach me how to play the piano, and we are even. No need for any exchange of notes or coins.

All the banks could go belly up tomorrow, all the currency could devalue to nothing, but our knowledge and skills still bring an intrinsic value to the table that will make us survivors. Heck, even life figured that much out hence the passing of genes, which is nothing but code, from generation to generation.

How we got here is history. What drives majority of people today is money. Of course there are subset of people who have transcended beyond this worldly possessions and wants and needs, they are completely different category.

If it is not money, it will be something else that will drive us. May be bitcoin or some other form of incentive that can change hands for your daily necessities.

Stop a person on road and ask why did you get out of bed today. I bet there will be very few who will say i want to get enlightened with spirituality, values and virtues. I would say, please get out of my way as i am getting late to work. I need that money at the end of month. If I am the only one who thinks like that, then may be i just accepted my reality of life as of today. Tomorrow may be different.