![]() |
| LOVE AND MONEY |
Are we living in a materialistic world or a world full of love? This question can be dissected in different ways depending on someone’s perception towards life. Money is a monetary measure of wealth. Therefore, to greater extent, it plays a crucial role in a person’s wellbeing. Can you afford basic needs if you are living below the poverty line? The answer is as obvious and distinct as day and night. The bottom line of a stressful life is lack of ability to afford essentials in life. When you lack basic needs, your mind is not settled at all. When your piece of mind is not in good shape, all your activities are affected in one way or another. Love is affection towards something or someone. It is the desire to treasure something or someone in unconditional manner. It is the care we use when handling people in our lives. Love has no limit or boundary.
Is money and love appendage of one another? Are they separable or inseparable? There are people who believe that love cannot exist where there is abject poverty. They base their argument on the stability of the mind when basic needs are met in abundance. For instance, a marriage can be sustainable when couples are capable of handling their needs comfortably without depending on others. A marriage anchored on well wishers and sympathizers for its sustainability is doomed to fail. Even if love existed at the beginning, the probability of it fading away with time is extremely high. The couples will go through a stormy marriage the moment they start foregoing meals due to lack of funds. When some of their needs are not met, blame games set in tearing everything apart. This is what rocks most of stable families.
Others belong to a school of thought that believes in unconditional love. This school of thought claims that love has no monetary measure. It is a feeling that is deeply rooted in someone’s heart. It cannot be bought or sold in exchange of earthly materials. True and genuine love prevails and overpowers challenges that arise unexpectedly. It is the backbone and strength of successful marriages. This school of thought states that all the challenges in a relationship are defeated through the power of togetherness. It ascertains that the only way to overcome marital challenges is by embracing unity. Money is not as important as true love. It is one of the earthly materials that can easily be lost as opposed to affection. Money can be inherited but love cannot be inherited since it is accumulation of feelings.
Money and love can exist separately but they are very important in someone’s life. Love makes us happy. It makes us live in harmony and relate with one another in a friendly manner. Taking your lover for a vacation requires money. How can you cruise the world when you are empty handed? Going to Diani beach needs a lot of money. Celebrating valentine’s day as a couple is not achievable without having sufficient funds. However, some couples mistake the power of money in a relationship. In this digital age, there are slay queens who are only interested in someone’s money. All they need is a flashy lifestyle. Posting attractive photos driving posh cars like Ferrari is the new norm. Wealthy individuals have massive followers trolling them everywhere. The love for money has taken over the place of affection in most relationships. That is why most relationships are breaking up in a blink of an eye. People are not considering inner beauty as it used to be.
In conclusion, I can say that as much as money is important in our daily lives, we are not supposed to be carried away by it. Everything we do should be guided by love and sincerity. We are all born differently, but we should not let material things tear us apart.

0 Comments