It’s Not About the Money

It’s not about the price tag.

No, this is not a “lyrics” blog post (if there is such) in memory of Solidgold Songhits of the 90’s. It just hit me when I chanced upon Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps on Star Movies starring Michael Douglas and Shie LaBeouf.

It’s not about the money.

If you are into business and you keep on taking risks to expand your empire, is it not really about the money? When John D. Rockefeller, the first US billionaire, was asked, when is he going to stop increasing his riches? His quick response was “Just a little bit more.” 

The Bible is clear “this world is fading away along with everything it craves but if you do the will of God, you will live forever.” (1 John 2:17) But does that mean we stop working; anyway it’s going to fade away? Not exactly. It is in the attitude towards why we do what we do. We have certain necessities in life. A pretty decent job can give us nice clothing, enough food to eat and shelter to sleep. But oftentimes, we indulge ourselves with just the things we want but not necessarily need.

If only we strive only for things we need, this world could have been simple and not as complicated as today. Well maybe yes. It is not really about the money after all; but the thrill, just the thrill, of earning more than others do.

I’ve always wanted to ask Warren Buffet and the rest of the Forbes 100, maybe Oprah or Mark Zuckerberg for that matter, “If it is not about the money, what is it all about?”