Wealth. Status. Money. Success.

 

I can't say I care that much about money. Sure, having millions in the bank would make life a little bit easier. Of course money is important for me to have - I live in a modern society after all! I have to pay rent. I have to eat. I have to pay my bills and cover my other expenses. That being said, I do spend money on things that aren't exactly necessary, and I have a list of things that I want to buy someday. A new laptop, new glasses, new furniture, clothes, shoes and makeup... Things that I can live without, but want anyway. Pure capitalist consumtion! I'll admit I do care about money after all.

 

I'm just tired of the idea that you can never have enough. Even if you get by, your needs are met and you live a comfortable life with what you have, you are supposed to strive for more. More money in the bank. More stuff, newer stuff, better stuff. Settling with what you have, saying "No thanks, I don't want more because I don't need it. I am fine" is frowned upon. Some people seem to think that not striving for more materialistic things is synonymous with a lack of ambition.

 

I have ambition. A lot of it, actually. I am very determined when I want to achieve something, and I always give it all I got. I try to contribute to the world and the people around me in positive ways. What if we lived in a society where that was enough? What if we lived in a society where that was encouraged in the same way that making money is today?

 

Of course I want to get a good job with a good pay but money is not a goal in itself.The goal is for me and my loved ones to live comfortably and not constantly worry about our financial situation. If the goal was to get as rich as possible, how would I ever reach it? Wouldn't I be chasing it around a figure 8? Would I ever "get there", ever feel fulfilled? 

 

Apparently my great grandmother used to say that you shouldn't be so "crazy about having". It is better to be content. I never met her, but she seems like she was a wise lady! Her words have been passed on through generations after all, to me through my father. "Maybe money isn't the most important thing," he said, "maybe there are other, more important things to life".

 

Happiness. Compassion. Love. Conscience.