One of my most favourite discussion... Love or Money... What is more important?
Well, it could be an eternal discussion but for me, I have always felt money is what is needed for survival... If I have enough to cover my needs, my family's requirements, and achieve my basic dreams that is enough for me. I never aspired to reach the potential "millionaire club or any other clubs. And love, this is something which you can earn as much as you give, no limits here, no balance sheets to take care of, no wise investment decisions needed, and the rate of interest keeps compounding at an exponential rate.
Money does not create hindrances in socializing, in fact the richer you are there are more expectations from you to build and maintain connections, because how can you be rich and have no connections when that is the way you have probably earned the very riches. Taking an example, a businessman in his earlier stage develops his product/offering as much as he develops the connections/relations who would help him sell the product or buy the product, and as his business grows so does the numerous branches of connections - at the end he is required to maintain these ties and contacts, even if he doesn't want to from his heart, because any turbulence in this network of connections will have the potential to bring down his entire empire. They might be happy with some of these connections, but with most it's a matter of social requirement.
A common man, who is more concerned about fulfilling his own requirements is not worried about maintaining his position in the social strata or maintaining bonds that his heart isn't agreeing with. For him having a villa is not important but having a roof over his head that he can call his own is more important - 1bhk or 5bhk, it doesn't matter... He is trying to build something basic for his family and himself, not a specimen that could be termed as the 8th wonder of the world. Whatever bond he has build is not based on the give-and-take of money or favours, but more on friendship and genuine help. These bonds last longer and are infinitely stronger than any socio-economic bond simply because there is no compulsion to maintain them.
Securing your hard-earned money is important, which is why we invest, but squirrelling away every bit of it, like Disney's Uncle Scrooge, is never going to give you the peace of mind you need to enjoy your life. For me, money is only as much worth as its use. If I cannot make someone happy, if I cannot do anything for my loved ones, if I cannot pamper myself, if I cannot use it generously to make a stranger more comfortable, then what is the use of those currencies I am earning. To secure my future some 20 years later? Well maybe yes, but do I need every bit of it? What happens if I myself am not there to enjoy the fruits of my hard-earned money?
Sameer and Kamya are from generations who are going to inherit the money, yet there is a difference between them. Kamya is a pampered princess, who can create a huff for a mere hair clip, as much as she can for a precious diamond. She is secured about her status and beauty, and this leads her to see other girls in her class as inferior to her. Sameer, is rich but not pampered, for him money is like a substitute of his parents' love, he has been receiving it without limits, yet spends it on friends, for his friends, and is not interested in flaunting it unless necessary, and he does not view it as a medium to social superiority.
Sameer earned friends in Nainital with his status and money, and they didn't stand by him when needed, even though he fulfilled his friendship and was rusticated from school. In Ahmedabad, he earned friends with his genuineness, and they stand by him in every happiness and pain. Isn't this the perfect example of a socio-economic bond vs. a true bond?
To conclude, the amount of money you have doesn't matter... how you view that money and its importance matters. You can sleep peacefully with a basic pay and even with millions in your bank account, only if you are using that money for something constructive and for the happiness of others.
I think I did write a lot... hopefully I was able to convey my thoughts effectively. Sorry for the extremely long post Minu... 😒
Edited by moumita04 - 7 years ago
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