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Money money money...in a rich man's world
Parents have this nauseating habit of rubbing certain facts in your face. And there's no stopping them when those facts come down to money. It was on the tele: a father was lambasting his son for all the money he spent on the 'wretched blighter'*. And the son had nothing to say and i totally see why.
Most times we are completely aware of the immense sacrifices our parents are making/have made for us. There's nothing wrong about reminding offspring that seem ti be getting a tad ungrateful that there's something that they owe to their old folks. Calvin's father (of Calvin and Hobbes fame) has a piece where he tells the six year old (though, in my opinion, that's way too early) that it takes about a million dollars to raise a child till the time that he(/she) can be kicked out of the old homestead. Then he goes on to put Calvin in what would possibly be the dilemma of his life. He says to him 'Now it's up to you whether that's a gift or a loan!' (or words to that effect).
That's the disgusting part about money. You're always measuring up life against it. And all you MBA grads will probably be saying that you MUST get back at least as much as you invested! And all i can ask is is life all about the returns? Is it all about the money value of existence? Because then, believe you me, its not life. Its an existence.
Nothing is more infuriating than having to pit yourself against the money. Most times you never feel you have won. If you get down to thinking about the amount of money you spend on living each day and then totting it up after about a decade, that is when the depression really begins to set in.
Giving yourself up to the money is a wretched thing to do. And it's the bane of our existence more so today than it ever was. There was nothing wrong with counting the pennies back in the day when the money was scarce. But today there is more money floating around in the world than there ever was before. And maybe all the people that could have it don't have it yet. And there are those people that truly feel they should have more. But it is not the yardstick against which you measure life. 'Money matters', i heard in a speech, 'but money matters should not supercede all else.'
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deekshajhalani its very simple actually. we all wish to be the most powerful and we know that in our quest for power, it is money or rather the lack of it that makes us look like losers and that is why we pit ourselves against it to prove a point.
and yes, then we cease to live.
Houdini .I never was a person 2 care 4 money..though i hv come to the conclusion that having it is better than not having it.. stops ppl form giving advice..I always get that line from my dad were he says..'you hv no idea d money i've wasted on u.." ... hurts real bad...
ragini_sgh Having oodles of it does make life easier n comfortable but I agree its certainly "not the yardstick against which you measure life".Its awfully sickening and depressing when people are slaves to it.Rich or poor Life takes its own course.
good blog!