I had a very interesting conversation with a friend from work recently while i was on my way back from work. I happened to mention her about my childhood and early days of work, how i passed my graduation and then ultimately my first encounter with the corporate world. The conversation suddenly took an interesting turn when i boldly stated that making money is not that tough. My friend instantly responded - 'Run after wealth, make wealth and not money'.. For a second i thought, what's the difference? After few more seconds, it finally sunk into my head and the words kept ringing over and over and over in my head..
"Make wealth, not money" .. What a beautiful thought! Most of the times we are bitten by the bug of selective thinking which ultimately leads us to selective perception, attitude and approach towards life. My instant thinking about wealth = money was so natural because we are so used to running after money and giving it so much importance in our daily lives that it naturally takes the precision over other things.
Wealth for a painter will be his collection of paintings no matter they are popular or not, wealth for a writer is his collection of poems, stories and books, wealth for a business man is the balance sheet which keeps growing exponentially every year, wealth for a house wife is to take care of her house in detail, wealth for a mother is to see her child growing like a living dream...Wealth has so many facets and it differs from individual to individual.
For me, it means abundance of valuable feelings, presence of love, satisfaction, small little appreciation, wealth of dreams and dare to constantly dream, courage, belief, faith, prayers for me and my loved ones, food for my birds, collection of simple joys, money that facilitate my passion for travel and collecting souveniers from different countries, reading books, watching classic movies, tasting different delicacies and happy daily routine, peace within and around me, best of health and so much more. This is all so precious and i cant enough of it.
Make wealth, not just money.
Wealth for a painter will be his collection of paintings no matter they are popular or not, wealth for a writer is his collection of poems, stories and books, wealth for a business man is the balance sheet which keeps growing exponentially every year, wealth for a house wife is to take care of her house in detail, wealth for a mother is to see her child growing like a living dream...Wealth has so many facets and it differs from individual to individual.
For me, it means abundance of valuable feelings, presence of love, satisfaction, small little appreciation, wealth of dreams and dare to constantly dream, courage, belief, faith, prayers for me and my loved ones, food for my birds, collection of simple joys, money that facilitate my passion for travel and collecting souveniers from different countries, reading books, watching classic movies, tasting different delicacies and happy daily routine, peace within and around me, best of health and so much more. This is all so precious and i cant enough of it.
Make wealth, not just money.
Best,
Jini
Jini
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