What is worst thing that our education & value system has taught us? It is the notion that people get rich only through illicit means and that money is the root of all evils in the society. This is a thought process which seems to be common without the boundaries of country, religion, ethnicity, race, caste, creed or gender. This thought process of linking money to evil remains predominant because 95% of the people in the world have just 4% of the world’s wealth.
The 95% of the population interact with each other and know each other well. When one of them makes money, the first choice is to put money in things that they had seen the other 95% people do. The only difference is that they put more money & at better places. They end up spending the entire money they earn, or continue the cycle of earning & spending. These people put money in buying houses, stocks, setting up small businesses, splurge on parties, buy lifestyle accessories like cars & expensive phones, etc. They assume it to be investments of a lifetime. And when that money does not pay them the desired or assumed returns, they know that they have made Money mistakes in their life.
It is ironical to think that none of the schools or the colleges ever teach us about handling money, growing money or managing money. When people don’t understand money, they start hating it. The same thing they pass on to their next generations.
It’s a point to feel & experience in own life. How many of us like to stay with others who don’t like us? I guess no one. We all seek love, respect & appreciation. It is the same with money.
Money is the means of all actions of humans. The actions can be good or can be bad. The actions lead to the consequences. Love for money is often mistaken as love for evil actions & bad consequences. However, this is not correct. A person who does not have money, cannot serve needy people around him. God has made some people capable of making money, and hence it becomes their responsibility to make money & help others. The same person may choose to make just Rs 100 a month, and remain confined to his needs. Or, the same person can put his efforts in making massive wealth & help a large number of people.
I love money, and my intent is to make so much money that I can help a million people to uplift their financial condition. Similarly, you should love money, but not love the vices that money can buy for you. Follow the example of Tatas who keep doing charity without even publicising it anywhere. Bill Gates has donate almost 90% of his wealth for charity. In both the cases we see that they make a lot of money and then use it for the welfare of the others. They are amongst those 5% people in the world, who live their life for a purpose & with passion.
To conclude, I can only say that that love for money is that form of love which can lead to greater good of not just one person, but an entire society & an entire nation, in fact the whole world. We should affirm our love for money everyday, and work in achieving it with full passion. Then make correct use of that money for education, food, shelter, health care, & upliftment of the downtrodden.
Love money like it only belongs to you, make money like it is the only reason for your life, and do charity with that money as if that is the only use of money.