These days, it feels like everybody wants to make money, and honestly, who doesn't? We all have things we want to do with our lives. Some people want to build a house, some want to take care of their families, some want to travel around the world, and others simply want to stop checking their account balance before buying something they need.
There is nothing wrong with wanting money. In fact, having money can make life a lot easier. The problem starts when the desire for money becomes so strong that a person begins to lose sight of everything else.
I call it the money fever.
You see it everywhere. Open your phone and scroll through social media for a few minutes. Someone is showing off a new car, another person is talking about how much they made in a week, and somebody else is promising to teach you how to make millions from your bedroom.
Before you know it, you start wondering what you are doing wrong.
You might have been perfectly happy with your progress before opening that app. But after seeing what other people are doing, suddenly your own life starts looking somehow. You begin to feel like you are moving too slowly, even when you are actually making progress.
And the funny thing is, you don't always know the full story behind what you are seeing. That person showing off a new car might have worked for years to afford it. Another person might be borrowing money to maintain an image. Someone else might genuinely be doing well. From the pictures alone, you cannot tell who is who.
Yet people keep comparing their lives with what they see online.
I think this money fever is also one reason why so many people are looking for shortcuts. Everybody wants the result, but not everybody wants to go through the process. People want to become successful overnight, and when they see someone claiming to have made a fortune in a few days, they are ready to believe almost anything.
Even when something looks suspicious, the promise of quick money can make people ignore the warning signs.
You hear stories of people losing their savings because they invested in something they barely understood. Others get involved in things they would never have considered if they weren't desperate to make money. Some people even abandon good opportunities because the returns are not coming quickly enough.
It is as if patience has suddenly become a bad thing.
But I also understand why people feel this way. Life is expensive. Things that used to be affordable now require serious planning. People have families to support, responsibilities to handle, and dreams they want to fulfill. When you are trying hard and still struggling financially, it can be difficult to remain calm when everybody around you seems to be moving ahead.
Sometimes, it is not even greed. It is frustration.
You just want a better life. You want to wake up without worrying about money. You want to be able to help someone who needs your assistance without first calculating whether you can afford to do so.
Those are understandable desires.
Still, I believe there is a difference between working hard to make money and allowing money to control your entire life. One pushes you to improve yourself. The other can make you forget why you wanted to succeed in the first place.
What is the point of making money if you lose your peace, your relationships, your integrity, or even yourself along the way?
I am not saying we should pretend that money is unimportant. That would be unrealistic. Money is very important, and financial struggles will definitely affect almost every part of life. We should learn useful skills, look for opportunities, work hard, and take our future seriously.
But we should also remember that somebody else's progress is not proof that we are failing.
You don't have to become rich at the same age as your friend. You don't have to buy everything another person buys. And you certainly don't have to prove your worth by showing people how much money you have.
Sometimes, the best thing you can do for yourself is to focus on your own journey, learn what you need to learn, and stop rushing into things simply because you are afraid of being left behind.
Money is good. Having enough to live comfortably is a beautiful thing. But the hunger for money should not become so intense that we forget how to live.
Because at the end of the day, it's not all just about making money; it's also about making an impact. enjoying the lives we are working so hard to build.
I want your opinion on this. What do you think? Is the desire to make money becoming too much in our society so that we have lost the real purpose of living, or is it simply a reaction to how difficult life and society have become?