How many of us have sold our
time and soul for the pure intent of monetary paper to survive, which
cannot afford with any amount for the beautiful encapsulated moments,
of the remarkable life that we are privileged to partake in? I am one
of the guiltiest member there is...
"He who sacrifices
freedom for security deserves neither"
-Ben Franklin
I got myself into an
insurance company, which at the time, I was succumbed on performing
whatever it took to becoming rich, and live a luxurious lifestyle
which would bring admiration to my friends and family of what a
success I'd become.
With my innate ability of
interpersonal skills, it was inevitable that I had become very good
after a long time. I watched as my cash rolled in, wallet got larger,
and experienced having generated a month worth of paycheck from my
last job within a short 3 days.
As I had felt I was at the
pinnacle of my success in life, I asked myself "What's next?"
"Is this it?" "Am I enjoying the fruits of my labor?".
Then I had realized, I'd blown my entire life around this career,
which therefore, miss my own mother and sister's birthday, my
grandmothers 80th celebration, hanging out with my best
friend, and every holiday within all just a short year.
I was so blinded, that I had
forgotten that money is just a tool. It is supposed to make our lives
easier, not harder; because what good is money, if you can't purchase
being next to the ones you love?
Grateful am I, to have
gained this prolific knowledge and be liberated within a short period
of time, as to some are still imprisoned by their own greed to not
realize, it is of no value, compared to the value of human life
experience.
Maybe you yourself are
experiencing this as we speak.
Are you working in a job you
don't like? Are you working in a job solely for security purposes?
Does your human spirit weigh more beneficial to stay at that job, or
better leaving?
I understand. You have needs
to feed yourself, pay the bills, dependents to take care of and so
forth.
But realize what we are
doing is, we're doing things we don't like doing, in order to go on
living, that is to go on doing things we don't like doing. Then
sooner or later, we'll be bringing up children to live the same sort
of manner we're living in, and have them pursue the same depressing
route, which is a foolish decision.
"Happiness is not in
the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in
the thrill of creative effort"
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
So instead of taking part in
a cycle of senseless choice, I'd like to ask you,
What personal value would
you like to contribute, for the benefit of your own self existence
and to others?
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