Money: A Double-Edged Sword

Money: A Double-Edged Sword I know of a person who was born into an ordinary family, but who, in his later years, came by a lot of money and became rich. One of his friends complained that before he had become rich, he had been easily accessible to everyone, but that now it was very difficult to meet him. The wealthy person replied: “Mere upar daulat ki bijli giri hai.” (The lightning of wealth has struck me). Externally, wealth seems to be a good thing, but internally it is otherwise. Every wealthy person lives under great stress. Once I happened to meet a businessman who took me to see his godown. Although this godown seemed to be a junkyard, there a poor labourer was lying on the ground and having a very sound sleep. Seeing the labourer, the businessman remarked, “I envy him, because although I have a luxurious bed, I’ve never had this kind of sleep.” It’s good to make money your servant, but it’s bad to let money become your master.