The other day, I was telling someone how my perception of many things has matured, as I have gotten older. One area is in the regards of money. I used to be so driven by freedom and being able to flexibility that I was like... I'll just work at lower paying things to enjoy my days more. Do you know what I discovered in all that? I don't like being poor. You cannot focus on self actualization in Maslow's pyramid if you're always struggling with basic needs and feeling safe. So, I went towards accounting jobs, again. And, regardless of other challenges that come and go, I do not have to worry about money, and it has made the lives if others better, as well, allowing THEM to focus on self actualization and charity, too.
Benjamin Franklin said the following:
"A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things."
"Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure."
"There are no gains without pains"
"Sloth makes all things difficult but industry all things easy "
Now, the other side of that is to enjoy life, too, once you earn it. I also think it is important at times to take time to rest and recover away from work, if you've been overwhelmed for a while and cannot think, so I like to provide that to others, too. And, I would rather love and live my life than work all day just to save. However, it is still true that money makes life easier, and I plan to keep earning it in good measure in my life, as long as I am able.
So, while greed is bad, and the rich do destroy the lives of others in it... money is not sin, and poverty is not righteousness.. or if it is, I'll follow the darker path. My focus is on my life, and money definitely makes that focus better.
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