Money makes the world go round . More money more problems . The list goes on..
How can these sheets of paper have such a profound effect on people's lives? Money can be a source of joy and sorrow. Many of us like to pursue careers and opportunities that can help them generate more money to achieve happiness. Well its a no brainer right? Money does get you a whole lot of things and to places of your desire.
What concerns me is that we tend to seek material gains more than anything nowadays that we neglect other equally important things in life. We intentionally put pressure on ourselves to push hard at work to earn extra $$ just to get them. Some people I know seem to be always unhappy with their lives for no obvious reasons. They envy people around them all the time.
My point of view is that you will never be a happy person if you don't learn how to appreciate what you have. When you constantly crave for something you don't have, that's when the frustration kicks in. That is also the time when all the built up frustrations make you become unhappy. I feel that if we try to learn and appreciate what we have and do things within our capacity we will feel more fulfilled in life.
If you earn a measly RM2000-3000 a month , act and spend like you earn that much. The problem comes in when you strive for a lifestyle that only a person who earns RM10,000 and above has. You will never be happy. Period.
So people please be reasonable in your pursuits for happiness and don't get too carried away. Learn to appreciate what we have and be grateful to God. You gotta thank the Big Guy up there you know :).
What concerns me is that we tend to seek material gains more than anything nowadays that we neglect other equally important things in life. We intentionally put pressure on ourselves to push hard at work to earn extra $$ just to get them. Some people I know seem to be always unhappy with their lives for no obvious reasons. They envy people around them all the time.
My point of view is that you will never be a happy person if you don't learn how to appreciate what you have. When you constantly crave for something you don't have, that's when the frustration kicks in. That is also the time when all the built up frustrations make you become unhappy. I feel that if we try to learn and appreciate what we have and do things within our capacity we will feel more fulfilled in life.
If you earn a measly RM2000-3000 a month , act and spend like you earn that much. The problem comes in when you strive for a lifestyle that only a person who earns RM10,000 and above has. You will never be happy. Period.
So people please be reasonable in your pursuits for happiness and don't get too carried away. Learn to appreciate what we have and be grateful to God. You gotta thank the Big Guy up there you know :).
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