By Steve Mutua
26th December 2018
Opinion
Money is quite an emotional subject in our world today chiefly because we have been inudated with messages to suggest that more money equals more self worth and vice versa!
Several years ago, there was a study conducted into happiness and comparative wealth, which was quite revealing. Participants were asked to choose between two scenarios. In the first, they were to be paid $90,000 and their friends and colleagues would all be paid $80,000; in the second, they would receive $100,000 but their friends and colleagues would receive $110,000.
What do you suppose people chose? If you guessed that they opted for more money, you’d be wrong—an overwhelming majority said they would prefer to have less money as long as it was more than everyone else!
This is poor thinking in its most insidious form—using money as a measure of personal value, status, or worth!Whenever we depend on anything outside us to define our self worth, we will never feel any more worthy because thats one thing that is priceless! People who depend on money or material success or lack of it as a measure of their worth are most miserable! Either they resent those with more than them or pity those who have less, both very unhealthy!
Once you find your soul, everything else is a simple bonus! You find your soul when you realise you dont need anything from the outside to be complete!Enjoy your holidays in moderation and self discipline
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