I’ve seen some people in my life who are very wealthy, and I don’t really admire the way they spend their time and money. Possessions should be extras in life – they should not be a reason for living.
I like to joke around about this for some reason, probably because I have significant debt in the form of credit cards and student loans, and I don’t foresee a time in my life when I will actually have such a surplus of wealth that I won’t have to work for a living. It’s a kind of self-deprecating humor, I suppose.
But in truth, I don’t want to be wealthy. Money seems to cloud everything in life, and no matter how much a person has, it never seems to be enough. Money can never fill the important voids in a person’s life. I know that. That’s why I’m in school to become a teacher, and why I am glad to be living in my cute little apartment and working at my admin job on a daily basis. Money is fine as long as you don’t let it run your life. Whether you have it or don’t have it, it shouldn’t be the most important thing on your mind.
