Thereisonethingthatmostpeopledesireforalltheirlives,andthatisaffluence.Theypursuewealthintheirwholelife,andfeelconfidentbecauseofhavingmuchmoney.Sotheytryvariouswaystoearnasmuchaspossible.Theythinkbeingrichisconsiderablyenjoyable.Arichlifeisinteresting,andisfilledwithvariety,becausemoneycanhelpthemtododifferentthings.
Theycanrushintodepartmentstorestopurchaselotsofexpensiveclothesandcosmeticswithoutglancingattheprices.Theycanalsoaffordthedearexpensesofentertainment,sotheirlifeiswonderfulandcolorful.Luxuriousfurniture,high–qualityhouseholdappliancesandcomfortablehousingconditionsprovideaconvenientandeasylifeforthem.Theydon’thavetoworryabouteconomicproblemsanymore.Forthem,enjoyingthematerialabundanceismuchmoreimportantthanpossessingspiritualabundance.What’smore,wealthbringsthemahighersocialposition.Theyusealittleamountofmoneytopatronizethepoorandwinsomerespectandenjoyagoodreputation.
Arichlifeseemsexcitingandhappy,however,everycoinhastowsides.Whentheygetmuchmoney,theyareworriedaboutthesafetyofmoney,andtheyareafraidofthievesandrobberswhowillstealtheirmoney.Thereforeallofthesethatannoythemcanoftenbecometheirnightmares.Besides,sometimesthesharpcontrastbetweenmaterialabundanceandthespiritualpovertymakesthemfeeldejectedanddepressed.Somoneydoesnotalwaysequalhappiness.Despitesomepeoplearepoor,theyarelivingapurehappinessofthesimplelife.Asfortherichpeople,themoremoneytheyhave,themoretheygetworried.Forexample,theyusuallythinkabouthowtomakemoremoneyandhowtospendmoney,whichbothersthemterribly.Thentheyrealizethatwealthbringsthemsomuchtroubleandtoberichisnotasattractiveastheyhaveimagined.
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