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Are we just here for the bag?




I love asking random questions from people. You know, just to strike a conversation, try to understand your perspectives and why you hold certain opinions. So, recently I have been asking folks this particular question. "If you had everything you needed If money is never going to be a problem, Would you be doing what you are doing right now?" Are you actually passionate about your line of work, or you just need money, and that is the reason you are hanging on"? 

I have always been a fan of living to the full. Experiencing all your emotions and just getting it all out with no holds barred. But lately, I have been doing some thinking. How can you even do this if you do not have enough money? It is funny how everything we do is linked to finding money in the best way possible. Every decision you make, no matter how crucial it is, as much as it is not a matter of life and death, money is at the root of it. 



They say pursue your dreams, chase your passion, but how can you even do all these if you are too busy trying to survive? If you are busy searching for your big break so you can give your progenitors something better. It is weird, because all you literally do everyday is to wake up, brush your teeth, take your bath and hit the streets. An endless circle where you do not know when it all ends. 

Those who say "Money is at the root of all evils" speak the truth. Why must the need for money, or the insane love of it be found at the root of everything bad. If money was not a problem, would it be better? I don't know, there are a lot of questions in my head, and to be honest, I am not looking for the answers here. Maybe any of my core readers could help me in anyway they can. 

I keep wondering, if money was not the problem, if I could have everything I want just on a whim, would I still make the same choices? Would I be where I am right now? Maybe you need to also ask yourself that question. If you never had to bother about money, would you be a doctor? Would I go through 5 gruelling years learning and cramming chemical structures? Maybe I would make the same choices, but maybe the journey might have been easier. 

It is sad now that we now live in a society where we identify ourselves with our pockets. Maybe it is the way of life for the circles to change when more money is involved. Everything we hear about in the schools, the churches, the mosques, the podcasts, etc. Is all about making the best choices and getting the bag. If you are not making enough, you probably do not deserve to speak here. We do not take your words, "Show workings" or make way for someone that is ready to do so. 


Well, it seems I cannot do much; as money is still important. No matter how wish it was not really all that, Money is super important, and it would continue to shape our thought patterns, our career choices, all down to the persons we choose to get married to, the house we live in, the food we eat, and just everything. It is that important. There is an old saying "If food is sorted, everything is in order" Maybe that is no longer the case in this contemporary world. 

A lot of times, I wish I could do more, I wish I could do better. I wish money and its endless chase was not that central to our existence. I wish we could do things just because we love them, and we are passionate about them. I wish we could just come on here, and do that which we love without having to first "Chase the bag, and then the passion later" I wish money freed us a lil bit, and afford us more happiness. 


I do not want to be defined by money, or how much of it I am able to make. I really want to just shed off that chase, and just live as I should. I refuse to be held back from having the best moments with my favorite persons, maybe because money is not allowing us all to be present at that point in time. I refused to be defined by the endless chase of money. I do not know if I am doing this life thingy well, but all I know is that I want to really "LIVE" and you can bet I would do just that. 

P.s: Its my first post of the year, and I would really love to know what you think about my writing in the comment section. Maybe I need to work on my consistency, or just shutup and stop disturbing. 


Comments

  1. Unknown4 February 2022 at 00:15

    You are a good writer brother and to be honest, this is your first piece that I will read and I'm very impressed. I think why it is like that especially in this part of the world is because of the society we live in. Poverty pushes you to frantically chase money no matter what. If the society was better, if we had a working system, if our leaders weren't that oblivious about their citizens and they really set things right, maybe we'd have another perspective to this discussion.

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    1. Youthfulperspectives6 February 2022 at 16:02

      Thank you so much for your comment. I might mess around and write a sequel to this. You are right, maybe the system made us all like this. Maybe, if we at least had working systems, we might be able to breathe a little.

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  2. Unknown4 February 2022 at 00:15

    Nice one bro,more insight

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    1. Youthfulperspectives6 February 2022 at 16:03

      I am super glad you found the post insightful. Thank you

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  3. Unknown4 February 2022 at 02:01

    Insightful writing Sir.

    Money, or rather freedom from its lack, is actually cool and can make living great. Except if all we can ever need or want is readily available (a wish that will never come), then money loses relevance. But in the chase of money, we often forget to LIVE.

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    1. Youthfulperspectives6 February 2022 at 16:04

      Someone told me this, and he worded it exactly as you have done. Maybe the chase of money gives us that purpose. Or maybe we could do all we can in the pursuit of money, and still live. Just maybe

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  4. Adepoju Moses4 February 2022 at 02:26

    This is an interesting piece of writing. The first of yours that I am reading. I would have loved to say something about how money shape our thought patterns, but the subject requires so much introspection and I believe self discovery is what awaits one at the end

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    1. Youthfulperspectives6 February 2022 at 16:06

      I gave in to some of my introspective thoughts to write this. As you have said, money has come to shape our thought patterns so much, we have forgotten what else might be there to life.

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  5. Unknown4 February 2022 at 04:21

    This topic is a very broad one so I'll keep my two cents to myself for now. But I'm really impressed by the write-up, and your perspective towards it. Keep it up!

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    1. Youthfulperspectives6 February 2022 at 16:07

      I would love to hear your thoughts whenever you are ready to share them; but I am glad you found my writing insightful. Please come back for more.

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