For a long time, I lived repetitively, spending wisely, sticking to the same routine and pattern, and saving for rainy days. Unfortunately, the rainy day has arrived, but I did not prepare adequately. So, what did I do wrong?
Apparently, I did nothing wrong; I simply did not do enough because I lacked sufficient information about how a rainy day should look. I predicted it in my own way, but it did not turn out as I expected. After one year, my life has changed in ways I did not anticipate. I thought I had saved enough, only to realize that we can only prepare for what we know.
There are times in life when we believe that money will answer all of our questions, solve all of our problems, and provide assurance; however, this is not the case. Money is a means to an end, not the end itself. As we get older, we develop more needs and desires.
As we get older, we have more problems, We sometimes believe that getting older, celebrating birthdays, and starting new jobs is enough to progress; however, as we age, we become slower, edgier, blunter, and have more problems. If there is such a thing as infinite money, it cannot be used to buy a utopia.
This is because everything changes as we age; we desire more things, take on more responsibility, and face unexpected health challenges.
Money is never enough, unless you want to go to an isolated island, stay there without contact with the outside world, avoid social media and other responsibilities, and then what you have may be sufficient. However, it is not always about the money. Most people want something they cannot have.
For example, a disabled person desires better health, a charming spouse, and a fulfilling life; however, their reality is too real to change. It is not wrong to want what we do not have; the mind is the greatest thing ever created; it allows us to think about unimaginable things, particularly those we do not have.
Money, on the other hand, is not the only thing we want because it cannot provide an answer to every question. If it does, wealthy people will be happy, fulfilled, and possibly immortal.
However, money is the only thing we can strive for because it is within our means to obtain; on the other hand, an abstract concept such as happiness may be dependent on factors outside of our control rather than what we have right now.
Money Seems Immutable, but it might not be
.....but the end of the day, why does everyone want affordability?
It protects you against financial uncertainty, but it cannot protect you from everything. We are better off being able to stay and solve the majority of our problems. We simply live with the problems that we are unable to solve. Life can be a cross, a rose and thorn.
There is no overall sweetness, and while we can argue that some people have it better than others, life would become a utopia, an unreal place if we had everything.
Most of what we desire is close to human perfection. For example, I want to eliminate my health problems because no amount of medication will change the genetic malfunction. If medication could help, I would probably take out a loan and spend the rest of my life repaying it.
However, making money is very close to having everything we desire. People can easily throw money at their problems, and it will probably help to some extent, but a broke person with multiple problems may have no reason to live.
Deeper Meaning To Deeper Difficulties
We used to believe that some of our problems had deeper causes.
Sometimes we think we are too perfect to be in pain, or we give it too much meaning, but deep down, it is mostly what we have to deal with, even if it is unfair.
A bitter realization
I am currently probably broke for the first time in a long time, which worries me greatly. I have been through bankruptcy before; it is one of the worst things that can happen, and it is even worse if you have a medical condition.
The most difficult problem in life is not having enough money for health care; it is a necessity with no alternative, and the feeling of being in that dark place prompted me to save back in the day, but despite my caution, I am back in debt.
We can never be too prepared; life problems evolve into things we can not explain; sometimes it is not us, but the vastness of reality and our inability to comprehend seemingly simple concepts. There is never a simple situation.
When you are comfortable, try not to feel too safe. When you are in remission, do not think you are completely good to go; sometimes when we relax to enjoy and catch our breath, things we never expect will happen; there is no resting place, and you are never too safe.
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