I came across of this quotation Money Isn’t everything “It can buy a bed – but not sleep, It can buy a clock – but not time, It can buy you a book – but not knowledge, It can buy you a position-but not respect, It can buy you medicine – but not health, It can buy you blood – but not life, It can buy you sex – but not love. And I find the post cute because it shows you idealistic view of life and money in particular. The sole title Money Isn’t everything gives you hopes that somehow there are still people who don’t care about money.
But as the saying goes, it’s just too good to be true. Some people may disagree with me but sadly in real life money is everything. We should be realistic about it.
Well let’s take it on piece by piece on what the quotation trying to imply.
• MONEY CAN BUY YOU A BED – BUT NOT SLEEP – Well that maybe true but I don’t mind seeing double king size bed with soft pillow and a nice blanket beside me. That is far better than have a lot of sleep in the floor.
• MONEY CAN BUY YOU A CLOCK – BUT NOT TIME – It’s better to be busy with your life than be busy doing nothing. You maybe don’t have a lot of time, but if your time is worth wasting on the productive output then there’s nothing to be regrettable about it. I don’t mind also having a $40,000 worth of clock than walking in the street all my free time.
• MONEY CAN BUY YOU A BOOK – BUT NOT KNOWLEDGE – What do you do with the book that you bought if you can’t use it to get knowledge? Is this life so complicated that knowledge is hard to achieve? Well if you don’t have enough knowledge then buy a lot of books and then let it read by knowledgeable people and then hire them.
• MONEY CAN BUY YOU A POSITION – BUT NOT RESPECT – Well if you really a bad guy you don’t really deserve respect, but if you are an upright person and you’re reach then respect comes with it.
• MONEY CAN BUY YOU MEDICINE – BUT NOT HEALTH – Medicine let you live longer. People are getting sick all the time it doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor. If you have money you can live one month longer than the usual.
• MONEY CAN BUY YOU BLOOD – BUT NOT LIFE – If you are in an accident and health workers need to have you in a blood transfusion at that situation they need to buy a blood in blood bank because you’re a type AB and it’s hard to find that type of blood and your family are all type O, so money will be the basis again to extend your life.
• MONEY CAN BUY YOU SEX – BUT NOT LOVE – In any relationship money should be one of the considerations to make the relationship get going. Love, love, love without money is boring because both of you can’t go to any place you two wanted. It’s better sometimes to discover the world and make love on some five star hotels.
Without money it causes you more pains and sufferings. I’m not saying money should be your life, if you want to be happy get some money and enjoy your life. Money should be the medium to consciously know that life is worth it if you have money to discover the world.
In the end it’s all up to you, if you really need more money or just be contented with what you have.
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For me, its somewhat different. If you really need more money, don’t ever be contented with what you have.
What happens if you became contented is that it doesn’t make you want more in life. If one becomes contented with status quo, one doesn’t usually exert more effort to be more, do more, have more, and share more.
For most of the times I had been contented, I found myself *NOT* doing whatever it takes to get my next goal. Getting more in life to experience a better life becomes a “nice to have” when one is contented.
For me, it is always better to appreciate whatever you have now but never be contented if you want to achieve more in life.
Yap you have a point noel everybody has their own opinion, if more can make you happy then go for it. Your happiness depends on your pursuit, so if you want more go for more.
But remember to share your blessings that way you will achieve more happiness in life