Too often we forget, being caught up in routine and the competition to survive within this economically driven world. The competition to look better than the next, the competition to provide for yourself and your family. Ultimately all competition ends at one point, rich or poor. At that point, looking back - will it matter how much money we accumulate? Or how much love we gave and received back? Will people look at the impact we left on lives or the balance on our bank account?
A kind of poetic image drawn by a street artist by the name of Banksy reminds us or the universal value of life. A life not measured in dollars, but a life measured in spirit.
Truth is, money are essential. Money are essential for feeding those who are dependent on you. For giving them opportunities to be happy, both in a materialistic and a spiritual sense.
Money are essential for making the impact on lives. People will look at the balance we have on our bank account. Many will look at how we use it. A millionaire can help people in Japan in crisis more than a poor person on the street. Wealth allows you to give more, to make a bigger difference.
It is easier for a camel to walk through a field full of thorns than for a rich man to enter heaven the Bible says. That means that while the money do matter, it is not their intrinsic value but how you use the money. Do not give up all your material possessions to become free and to search for happiness. Do not forget education and competition while giving love to those around you. But make that spirit spread through you, through your wealth. Love > money is wrong, because it presupposes that the two would be separate entities - and while money should not interfere with love, feelings must affect spending.
I encourage all to go here and do what you can. Thank you.
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