It’s about money honey, it’s not funny honey,
It controls people, it changes them for good.
It makes them selfish, it shows them the truth.
It’s about money honey, it’s not funny honey,
It can create differences, it can distance you from your buddy,
It leaves you wanting for more if you try to compete with everybody.
It’s about money honey, it’s not funny honey,
It can make you blind, you can’t even see your own life.
It can make you impatient and hurtful as people know your lies.
It’s about money honey, it’s not funny honey!
It’s not everything, it’s not above relations,
It’s important but not worth all the temptations.
It’s about money honey, it’s not funny honey!
It makes a difference to how you feel,
But it is not everything, don’t make it a big deal.
These days it’s very important to make a child “money conscious” but make sure that he is not “money mean” ( A term coined by me for the people who in spite of having lots of money are mean in spending it or sharing it).
As they say, “Do not educate your child to be rich, educate him to be happy so when he grows up, he will know the value of things and not the price.”
These days we are so busy running after money that we leave many things behind which we don’t even realise. One should know a difference between right and wrong. But I think, even if people realise that they are money minded, they keep money above the relations or friendships. I think it’s high time we realise that- “Life is not a competition”. Everybody is fighting their own battle and have a reason to work hard.
I strongly believe, “Happiness is not about the amount of money you have but about the people in your life and the memories you make with them”.
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July 22, 2016 at 3:12 pm
Yes. It should never be about money. Though everyone around makes it out to be. Nice thoughts! 🙂
July 22, 2016 at 3:57 pm
Yup..everyone around is running after money..it’s just that there are few things which money can’t buy and they should remember that too..Thanks for reading 🙂
July 22, 2016 at 10:04 pm
A recent event at a distant family was going in my head while reading your poem! It’s so true. I wonder money has such power to separate blood relations! And it does so with everyone. People fight coz of money and yet people are dying because of money!
Cheers
Geets
July 22, 2016 at 10:25 pm
Exactly.. money is so powerful that if you are not careful, it can separate two persons easily. Thanks for reading Geet:)
July 22, 2016 at 11:47 pm
Love it or ignore it.. but it’s very difficult to stop yourself to chase it.. Nicely written 🙂
July 23, 2016 at 4:04 am
Yup..Thanks for reading Saumy!
July 23, 2016 at 10:23 pm
I have a little thought about this.After reading Think and grow rich by Napoleon Hill and the Millionaire mind I realized we have a twisted idea about money.Earning money is not “bad ” if you are creating value doing good.It’s actually the best way to living life how you want.
In fact money is a form of energy.Just like E=mc2.Work= Energy expended =money is important to keep you enthusiastic.
But being mean ,unkind is never good.But so is giving money away without value.Giving money without work done ,makes the doner feel good .But the person receivin charity feels joules, envious,but says thanks.That’s bad energy.Sorry for this extra long comment. Really enjoy your posts.
July 25, 2016 at 12:25 am
Hey thanks a lot Amrita fo reading and taking out time to comment on my blogs. Agree with you that money is important but I have seen people getting so much money minded that they forget the difference between right and wrong. So, it’s nice to be ambitious and enthusiastic but being money mean is not good 🙂
July 27, 2016 at 9:57 pm
Teaching kids not to be ‘money-mean’ is very important…..Well-worded….!
July 27, 2016 at 11:51 pm
Thanks a lot Sunaina 🙂
July 27, 2016 at 11:16 pm
Guess it’s all about maintaining a balance and for each person that balance varies. A little bit of both and however it works for each one of us!
July 27, 2016 at 11:52 pm
Agree..thanks for reading 🙂
October 12, 2016 at 4:08 pm
I believe money helps you keep your brain and heart in the right place.
When you are not in survival mode ,it’s easier to take a balanced decision. But that’s just me ?
October 12, 2016 at 6:15 pm
I agree with you Amrita..but I have seen people being too mean with it .even with their own family members ..Thanks for reading this one 🙂