Last Updated on July 17, 2023

Today I decided not to chase money. It is a massive deal for me. I used to want to be rich so severely. I got to the point where I forgot what life is really about. Honestly, I was obsessed with it.

I thought money would buy freedom; I wasn’t after material wealth. I wanted a few material objects. I wanted the freedom of doing and traveling anywhere on my time. Today I realized I already have the freedom I like because it is an internal feeling, not an external one.

Sure, social status comes with having a lot of money, but it draws fake people towards you who are only after your money. They will disappear after the money dries up. What kind of people are they? Is it worth sacrificing so much time over them?

I went to the park and did a deep meditation about why I wanted to be rich, and I had a memory come back to me. When I was young, around the age of 12, my father said to me. If you don’t have money, you’re a nobody”. I was young, and I decided it was a true statement.

So for a long time, I was not only pursuing money to be somebody. Deep down inside, I wanted the approval of my father. Sure, money can buy a nice vacation, but do you need a nice break? Or is that social pressure? A trip to the park is delightful.

Today I chose to enjoy life and not dedicate much time to making and chasing money. I would rather spend time enjoying life instead of working all the time. I might not have absolute control over my time and whereabouts, but it is a sacrifice worth sacrificing.