Money: It's Easy To Understand Why The Love of It is the Root of All Evil
Please ignore the rediculously long title of this post, but it accurately explains what I am trying to talk about and I suspect that my title is longer because I'm trying to make up for the lost time from my haiatus from blogging. For those of you who have no idea what I'm referencing in my title, the quote comes from 1 Timothy (In the Bible *gasp*) 6:10: " For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil." I know that I'm quoting the Bible, but the problem is that many people tend to misquote this passage as "Money is the root of all kinds of evil." However, this is not the correct wording of the passage and can lead to a bit of confusion (and by "a bit" I mean "massive misunderstandings of the original intent of the passage").
Anyways, the reason that I bring this up is because the last month or so of being free from the pressures of school and all it's ridiculous burdens (that still seem to keep finding their way into my life even though I have graduated) money has been one of the driving factors in my life. And it's frustrating the heck out of me. Need food? Costs money. Need housing? Costs money. Need to finish up the stupid degree that you've been working on for five years? Costs money.
And it's not like I've been unemployed in this last month. I've been working approximately 24 hours a week at my job at the hotel and another 15 or so hours at my church, so I'm working full time hours. It's just that the money that is coming in amounts to only a few hundred dollars more than the money going out for necessities (such as food, rent, and cell phone bill). And to make it even worse, I'm in the process of looking for a new apartment and I need to have a deposit in to cover the moving on top of the first month's rent. Oy.
So it's very easy for me to see why people become obsessed with amassing large amounts of wealth in today's day and age. But as many people will often tell you "money cannot buy happiness." I'm barely able to pinch two pennies to rub together but I'm still finding the time to hang and relax with friends and family. Even though I have a lot of "wants," I'm perfectly content with the items that I have on hand and for the friends that I have around me that are supporting me in this ridiculously hard financial time.
But if I chose, I could throw myself into making large amounts of cash and focus only on work. Putting money and advancement in the buisness realm ahead of all my friends could easily become a distraction. And I have given some serious thought to just focusing on making money However, I am unwilling to lose the relationships that make me the man I am today.
Give it some serious thought: Are you focused on that next paycheck and how much you'll be getting? Do you worry about money so much that you fail to maintain your relationships? Sometimes we need to step back and reevaluate our priorities, and if money is at the center of things, there might need to be a reevaluation.
Anyways, the reason that I bring this up is because the last month or so of being free from the pressures of school and all it's ridiculous burdens (that still seem to keep finding their way into my life even though I have graduated) money has been one of the driving factors in my life. And it's frustrating the heck out of me. Need food? Costs money. Need housing? Costs money. Need to finish up the stupid degree that you've been working on for five years? Costs money.
And it's not like I've been unemployed in this last month. I've been working approximately 24 hours a week at my job at the hotel and another 15 or so hours at my church, so I'm working full time hours. It's just that the money that is coming in amounts to only a few hundred dollars more than the money going out for necessities (such as food, rent, and cell phone bill). And to make it even worse, I'm in the process of looking for a new apartment and I need to have a deposit in to cover the moving on top of the first month's rent. Oy.
So it's very easy for me to see why people become obsessed with amassing large amounts of wealth in today's day and age. But as many people will often tell you "money cannot buy happiness." I'm barely able to pinch two pennies to rub together but I'm still finding the time to hang and relax with friends and family. Even though I have a lot of "wants," I'm perfectly content with the items that I have on hand and for the friends that I have around me that are supporting me in this ridiculously hard financial time.
But if I chose, I could throw myself into making large amounts of cash and focus only on work. Putting money and advancement in the buisness realm ahead of all my friends could easily become a distraction. And I have given some serious thought to just focusing on making money However, I am unwilling to lose the relationships that make me the man I am today.
Give it some serious thought: Are you focused on that next paycheck and how much you'll be getting? Do you worry about money so much that you fail to maintain your relationships? Sometimes we need to step back and reevaluate our priorities, and if money is at the center of things, there might need to be a reevaluation.
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