End or Means?
No no, this is not an English Lesson. I am not going to explain what each word means in the title. Coming back this is the fourth successive day, I have been writing my blog, is my brain going into overdrive here or what? Scary!
Anyway, what I want to write abt is to clear some misgivings about money. A lot of people see money as bad because a lot of people use it to do bad things as commonly seen in drama or people commit crimes either for passion or for money. Or people in pursue of money, start neglecting their families and friends or risk their health so that they can earn more money. Or another scenario where people earn a lot of money but still not happy but lost a lot of other intangible stuff that money cannot buy. So people have a feeling that having a lot of money is bad but it is a necessary evil that must be had, but not in large amt, so that we can earn ensure our survival.
It is true that I have seen such cases be it in drama or real life, but is that truly the case? Is money really all that bad? If u look carefully, money is like a car, money is like a computer. It is a means to an end. For example, ask yourself this, why do you work on this job?? To earn money? Of cos, but what is the motive behind earning money? To ensure survival? Of cos, but then what is the motive behind for wanting to earn more money? Some may say to spend more time with family, provide comfortable life for family, go to that dream vacation, achieve dreams and so on. If these are the motive that you have, that means, money to you is a means to an end. Such ends I agree need money to achieve but those that are more important to you does not.
Want to spend more time with family? Well as long as you strictly stick to the schedule and not let other things take up the time you have set aside for your family, you can still spend time with your family without earning a big fat income.
Want to feel happy? Well there are a lot things that does not need money to buy happiness for yourself, think and you can find things that make you happy and does not require a lot of oolahs.
If you see money as a end itself, then you might be loss in its pursuit and in the end lose more than what you want. But if you see it as a means to an end, then you have free yourself from the clutches of money, you do not let it run your life. So think, is money to you a means or and end?
Cheers!
Anyway, what I want to write abt is to clear some misgivings about money. A lot of people see money as bad because a lot of people use it to do bad things as commonly seen in drama or people commit crimes either for passion or for money. Or people in pursue of money, start neglecting their families and friends or risk their health so that they can earn more money. Or another scenario where people earn a lot of money but still not happy but lost a lot of other intangible stuff that money cannot buy. So people have a feeling that having a lot of money is bad but it is a necessary evil that must be had, but not in large amt, so that we can earn ensure our survival.
It is true that I have seen such cases be it in drama or real life, but is that truly the case? Is money really all that bad? If u look carefully, money is like a car, money is like a computer. It is a means to an end. For example, ask yourself this, why do you work on this job?? To earn money? Of cos, but what is the motive behind earning money? To ensure survival? Of cos, but then what is the motive behind for wanting to earn more money? Some may say to spend more time with family, provide comfortable life for family, go to that dream vacation, achieve dreams and so on. If these are the motive that you have, that means, money to you is a means to an end. Such ends I agree need money to achieve but those that are more important to you does not.
Want to spend more time with family? Well as long as you strictly stick to the schedule and not let other things take up the time you have set aside for your family, you can still spend time with your family without earning a big fat income.
Want to feel happy? Well there are a lot things that does not need money to buy happiness for yourself, think and you can find things that make you happy and does not require a lot of oolahs.
If you see money as a end itself, then you might be loss in its pursuit and in the end lose more than what you want. But if you see it as a means to an end, then you have free yourself from the clutches of money, you do not let it run your life. So think, is money to you a means or and end?
Cheers!
posted by Strategist at 5:36 PM
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