Once on a sunny summer’s day my friend Michael was sitting in Hamburg in the sun outside a café together with his family. A beggar came and asked him for money. Michael took out his wallet which was full of cash money. I know he is generous and has a good sense of humour which lets him enjoy each moment of life. So when this beggar asked him, he gave him his wallet and said: “Okay, take what you want.” The beggar was very surprised and looked at him. He took the wallet, took out fifty Euros and gave it back. He said: “That is what I need now.” Of course he was very happy and Michael told him to enjoy it.
I have told this story often and to many people. I like this generosity and a big heart. It doesn’t mean that he has money to throw away or that he is a very rich man. This is not what I want to tell. I like the attitude. I know people who have much more money but do not have this generosity and the wish to do something good with their money. A millionaire does not necessarily enjoy his money. I say that money has to be moving, going from here to there, only like this it is fun.
Sometimes I meet people who have a completely different and strange attitude towards money. Somehow they love money and collect it but do not enjoy it. You should enjoy your love. These people don’t have fun with their money and I do not see for what they collect it because nobody can take money with them when they go from this world. Earning money is an art. Saving money is a bigger art. Spending money is the biggest art. You cannot enjoy money until you spend it. I feel sorry for these people who cannot be happy themselves and cannot make others happy. You have to let this energy move. When money is in your bank account or in your pocket, it is not moving and you cannot enjoy its energy.
In my thinking I do not see that money makes people rich or poor. Someone who has 1000 Dollars seems rich to someone who only has 100 Dollars whereas he seems poor to a millionaire. Numbers don’t make you rich. I have seen millionaires whom I consider poor and I have seen people who don’t have money but who, to me, are very rich people because of their big heart and generosity. One of our child sponsors earns her money with cleaning other people’s houses and gives donation for three children. I see her as very rich. Your attitude, the way you feel, the way you think. That makes you rich.
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Money does such funny things to people. I think if everyone was more open with it then less people would be in want.
I love my money! keeping it tight.
That hat is adorable.
I really like that statement– spending money is the biggest art. It definitely is. How we spend our money identifies how we feel about money as well as ourselves– and what we buy for ourselves.I used to be in the habit of buying myself cheaper things in order to save money. I thought, well I don’t mind if it is cheap and lower quality, I’d rather save the money and buy something nice for someone else. But then I realized, I don’t love and enjoy the cheap things I buy for myself! I feel mediocre about them because they don’t have as much value to me and are likely to deteriorate faster because of their low quality. So I decided that it’s worth it to buy quality things for myself that I adore and love… that’s what money is for!!
Money doesn’t make you rich. I know a lot of people who are always busy with making economies even if they have enough money and don’t really have to care about their financial situation. Being rich, means to be able to enjoy, whatever you have and also to be able to share.