wealth

AboutWealthWhatdoyouthinkisthemeaningofwealth?Narrowedmeaning:*JustmoneyGeneralizedmeaning:*Lifeexperience,setbacks,failures,family,frendship,healthandsoon.SomesayingsaboutwealthMoneyisagoodservantandabadmaster.ItisbettertoliverichthantodierichMoneyisasingularthing,itrankswithloveasman'sgreatestsourceofjoy.andwithdeathashisgreatestsourceofanxiety.（金钱是善仆，也是恶主。）.(与其在死时后中握着一大把钱，还不如活着的时候活得丰富多彩。）(钱是最奇怪地东西，当它和爱情在一起时候，是人类幸福最大的源泉；当它和死亡联系在一起的时候，是人类焦虑的最重要缘由。)Moneymaybethehuskofmanythings,butnotthekernel.itbringsyoufood,butnotappetite;medicine,butnothealth;acquaintances,butnotfriends;servants,butnotloyalty;daysofjoy,butnotpeaceofhappiness.(金钱可以是许多东西的外壳，却不是里面的果实。它带来食物，却带不来胃口；带来药，却带不来健康；带来相识，却带不来友谊；带来仆人，却带不来他们的忠心；带来享受，却带不来幸福的宁静。)Moneyisnottherootofallevilesasisusuallyclaimed,whatistherootofallevilsisthelustformoney,thatistheexcessive,selfishandgreedypusuitofmnoey.(金钱并非像平常说的那样是万恶之源。而对金钱的贪图，既对金钱过分的、自私的、贪婪的追求，才是一切邪恶的根源。)AttitudetowardmoneyBillyGrahamoncestated,“Ifapersongetshisattitudetowardmoneystraight,itwillhelpstraightenoutalmosteveryotherareainhislife.”WhatItakefromthisquoteisthatwemustfirsthaveagreatattitudetowardourmoneyanddogoodwithit,thenitwillthenflowinalltheotherareasoflifeinapositivemanner.Iwasnevergoodwithmoney.Atleast,that’swhatItoldmyself.Ididn’teventrustmyselfwithmoney.Youwouldthinkbecausemyparentsweresuccessfulbusinesspeople,Iwouldhavelearnedhowtovalueandrespectmoney.Totheircredit,theytriedtoteachme—butwithme,itwasinoneearandouttheother.IwasatspringbreakwhenIsignedupformyfirstcreditcardinordertogetafreet-shirt.IquicklyfellintothecredittrapandrackedupcreditcarddebtIcouldn’tpay.Evenwellintomyadultlife,Istillhadn’tfiguredouthowtohandlemymoney.Ievenhadmycondoforeclosedon.Ouch!Asofrightnow,I’mstillpayingformyignoranceandmistakes.I’velearnedthehardwaytogetmyattitudetowardmoneystraight—andI’mstilllearning.ButallthetimespeoplehavehelpedmewhenIwasgoingthroughtoughtimeschangedmyattitudetowardmoney.IwanttobeinapositionwhereIamoneofthosepeoplewhohavethemoneytohelpotherpeople.OneofmyfavoritequotesaboutmoneyisbyoneoftheauthorsoftheChickenSoupfortheSoulseries.Hesaid:Thebestwaytohelpthepooristonotbeoneofthem.—MarkVictorHansenThebestwaytohelpthepooristonotbeoneofthem.—MarkVictorHansenWhensomepeoplehearmequotethat,theycringe.Butthinkaboutit—ifyou’repoor,youcan’thelpyourselfandyoucertainlycan’thelpotherpeople.Thewayyouputyourselfinapositiontonotbeaburden,butaboosttoothers,istobefinanciallysecure.Ifyoumanagetobewealthy—well,somuchthebetter.Butdiscussionsaboutbeingwealthyorpooralwaysseemtostirupcontroversy.Thesubjectofmoneysparksallkindsofdebate.Peoplehavesomedeep-setperspectivesandoldwoundswhenitcomestomoney.Whetherit’sadivorce,childhoodfearsaboutpoverty,fightsoverwho’smakingthemost—allofthatboilsdowntomoney.Toalargedegree,moneyaffectsyourrelationships,yourdecisions,andyourlife.Wouldn’tyouagree?Butyouknowwhat?It’sreallynotmoneythataffectstheseareasofyourlife.It’syourattitudetowardmoney.Moneyisn’tagoodthing,butit’snotabadthing,either.Infact,moneyisn’tanythingmorethanatoolforyoutouse.Allthehypeandobsessionwithmoneyisreallyoverhowpeopledealwithmoney.Somepeopleuseitforgood.Somepeopleuseitforbad.Somepeopledon’tknowhowtouseitatall.InRichDad,PoorDad,RobertKiyosakisaid:Ifyouwanttoberich,youneedtobefinanciallyliterate.Justlikeeverythingelseinyourlife,yourmoneyisanareawhereyouneedtogetyourattitudestraightandeducateyourself.Managingyourmoneyisanotherwayofmanagingyourself.TheaveragemillionaireintheUnitedStateswasn’tbornwithasilverspoonintheirmouth.They’renotaWallStreettraderorafamousactor.They’renotsomecollegedrop-outwhosoldaninternetcompanyattheheightofthedot-comboom.Theydon’thaveasecondhomeontheRivieraandathirdhomeintheSwissAlps.Theydon’tevendriveanewcar.ThetypicalAmericanmillionaireisafirstgeneration,self-made,self-employedbusinesspersonwholivesaseeminglyaveragelifestyle.Wealthypeoplearewealthy,forthemostpart,becausethey’redisciplinedandsmartwiththeirmoney.Withmoney,IfindthebetterImanageit,themoreofitIseemtohave.Foraperiodofmylife,Ilivedfoolishly.ItreatedmoneylikeItreatedtime.Therewasalwaysmorecoming,soImightaswellspenditasIwanted.Ididn’trealizeIcouldhavebeeninvestingmymoneyinmyfuture.IfIhadsavedandinvestedmymoney,IwouldhavehadarainydayfundwhentherecessionhitandIlostitall.AsIhavesaidbeforetimeissomethingyoushouldvalue,respect,andusewisely,orsomethingyoucandevalue,squander,andwonderwhereitwent.It’snotthatyoudon’thaveit—youmakemoney(oryouwill).It’swhatyoudowithitthatdecideswhetheryouenjoysuccessornot.Havingtimeisn’tthepoint—it’swhatyoudowithitthatcounts.It’stheexactsamethingwithmoney.Havingitdoesn’tdoyouoranybodyelseanygood.It’swhatyoudowithitthatmatters.Onceyoudecidetodogoodwithyourmoney,apositiveattitudeisthebestplacetostart!“RememberthatitisuptoyoutochooseeverydaytoGetoffYourAttitudeandtocreateapositivelifestyleforyourselfandothers.”RyanC.Lowe–PositiveAttitudeCoachHaveagreatattitudetowardmoney!Ifonedayyougeta50millionyuan,howwouldyouuseit?Whataresomeofthevaluablethingsinthelifethatmoneycannotbuy?Doyouthinkwealthisasourceofhappinessor