Money is a numerical measure of one’s influence in the world
Wealth is often criticized by those who have never truly experienced it. Many go through life believing that the pursuit of money is inherently evil, overlooking the fact that money can often alleviate life’s most difficult challenges.
Is the money a mother uses to provide for her child evil? Is the payment an artist receives for years of dedication and hard work evil? Is the salary that a corrupt corporation pays its employees evil? The morality of money is determined by how it is used.
Money’s choice between good or evil is decided by those who use it.
Money itself is emotionless, silent, and lifeless. It cannot be eaten when one is starving. The same money that can cause harm can also bring healing. To a dictator, it is a tool for destruction and violence. To a beggar, it is a means of survival.
Aspire to a life of abundance
This world has enough resources for everyone, everywhere, to live in abundance. A life of abundance overflows with opportunity, allowing you to help others because your own needs are already met.
The value of money depends on who holds it. To someone in poverty, a hundred dollars is significant; to a millionaire, it is insignificant. A billionaire has the means to save countless lives by providing food, medicine, and shelter to those in need. How many lives can those without resources save?
Poverty, with effort, is not a permanent state
The course of life is unpredictable: the wealthy are born without awareness of their fortune, just as the poor are unaware of their hardship at birth. While your current struggles may seem unjust, remember they are temporary. Empires fall so that greater ones may rise from the ruins; a life may shatter so that a better future can be built from its fragments. Find comfort in knowing that your darkest moments are merely steps on the path to the abundant life you are destined to achieve.