Money the root of Emptiness

I deemed that most of you if not all of you would have read the recent news about a HP staff that died from overworking... I have been spending a bit of time with Ballerina lately and we had been discussing about the importance of Money... Well, not that Moi is all that high and noble, but money is not really that important. You need money to be sufficient, but you dun need money to be happy. Money cannot and never will makes you happy. It's such a simple concept that yet, even the most educated one won't ever grasp it.

Even when your bank account is loaded with money, the money bought you big condominium, posh cars, branded goods... but deep down inside you, when the lights are off, what do one craves? Family warm and love and a good health to enjoy it all.... So why do we push ourselves to such an extent chasing after such unimportant things? Money always comes with a price and a Company does not award you high salary in view of letting you smell the fresh air and enjoy yourself but rather to squeeze out every ounce of blood and oil from you.

I earn a very much lower salary than most of my classmates but I am happy... someone got a shock when she was complaining to me about her pay increment when I was earning less than 50% of what she is getting... ERHMM... but I am contented. Note being contented is not equal to being complacent.

But my talk with Ballerina has been rather depressing since I fail to let her see what is important. She wants to get that dream car, she idolizes the others who gets those exclusive credit cards and frequent expensive restaurants and wearing branded accessories and bags and whatever...

Hi dear, I am not stopping you from earning and gaining your riches... but I am sad because you are losing yourself... well, it might be exciting to see that number in your bank account increasing in hundreds or thousands or millions but at the end of the day it's just a number. I just hope you don't lose yourself too much... And dun compare, the World is never fair and never will be. Cos we are all humans.

I am sad... moody....

What makes you happy?? =( Sigh....