Money is a guarantee that we may have what we want in the future. Though we need nothing at the moment it insures the possibility of satisfying a new desire when it arises. - Aristotle

That's an interesting point, Aristotle.

Perhaps sometimes our insatiable desire for money isn't related to a concrete purpose.

We strive for abundance, but actually don't know why.

How much of it do we really need? 💵💵💵

Picture: @surfermarly looking ahead

What is the price for a safe life?

In the end money is a vehicle on our way to a comfortable, safe and free life.

Most of us are even in the lucky situation that they don't need to wonder about "safety". Their question would rather be: "What is the price for a 'happy' life?".

Does happiness even have a price tag? Is it for sale?

Yesterday I stumbled upon @theaustrianguy, a future doctor with a remarkable attitude towards life and human values. He left a nice comment in one of my articles so I jumped over to his profile and found his inspiring content - and these words (in his introduction post:

I knew that I would be able to make nice amounts of money whenever I needed it. But I also knew, that “too much” money would not make me happy.

These are some wise words.

Then I had another nice conversation with @brianphobos today's morning, initialized thanks to his latest "pool meeting".

I have often wondered how much money is enough and if it would just make more sense to make a good chunk and live the beach life like you are doing!

Yeah, probably it would make more sense to focus on the simple things in life.

Well what I have learned is that no matter how much of it you have, your life still requires "yourself".

Money can't replace us.

Wealth might be able to guarantee a certain freedom, thus safety and comfort.

Yet if money isn't the vehicle on the way to a concrete goal, we might get lost within that never-ending pursuit of opulence.

Money can become an obsession and put some artificial pressure on ourselves where it is not needed. The constant seek for richness can make us sick.

And if we are talking seriously, nobody in the world would indispensably require luxury.

Have we lost our sense of perspective and stopped keeping things in proportion?

Probably the idea of making some quick money on the internet has changed our consciousness.

We look up to those people who apparently have become rich over night through their social media channels and start believing that "what looks easy has to be easy".

Opinion leaders sell their opinions, influencers sell their influence. A simple thought might be worth a million dollars.

Obviously, that sounds like a tempting opportunity.

What most of us forget is that all these people have been working hard to come so far. Their opinions are worth a fortune for a reason.

However, that constant comparison among each other leads to a proportionality shift.

We want more than we actually need.

Maybe we should do one step backwards, have a look at our overall situation and seriously ask ourselves: why not being satisfied with less?

There are people in the world who would be happy if they had only a fraction of what we have.

There are a lot of people in the world who have no idea how to feed their children tomorrow while we are worried about how to afford an even bigger car than the one we already possess.

Let's be conscious 🌎

Have a great weekend, steemians!

Marly -

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