Money Magnifies Problems and Solutions
Wealth has the power to uplift a person and empower their pursuits, but it also can come with a dark side
In my day job as an estate gardener, I work for a number of extremely wealthy individuals. Many of these people utilize our services because they are interested in having a well-maintained ornamental garden but don't want to do the heavy work themselves.
For the most part, the clients we deal with are friendly and respectful folks who happen to have an abundance of money at their disposal. In being exposed to this sector of the population, I've noticed that these people also deal with psychological issues that are dramatically different from the 'average' person.
Whereas a primary stressor in most people's lives happens to revolve around monetary concerns, uber-rich people deal with a set of concerns that illustrates how different their existence is from 99% of the population. When there is no real concern of ever having to worry about money, it is interesting to observe the kinds of things these individuals deal with.
The inane, irrelevant, and trivial becomes unnecessarily significant
Remove the need to have to worry about paying the bills and you replace traditional concerns with ones that an average person wouldn't have the luxury to become stressed out about. I've experienced clients who are worked up about the silliest things, such as how high their perennial grasses are cut or if the gardeners are visible to them at particular parts of the day.
If a person is neurotic or has unresolved emotional issues, wealth can magnify these factors to absurd degrees. History is rife with examples of royalty who had subjects killed for the most insignificant miscues.
While I haven't experienced the wrath of the rich to anything close to this, I have witnessed examples of how wealth can further impact a person's ability to relate to their common man.
If you haven't dealt with anything close to the problems that most people in our world face, your degree of empathy is significantly reduced. And if you made little attempts to be empathetic prior to accumulating your wealth, it's highly doubtful being rich would make this a reality.
Wealth heightens what already is there
Having an abundance of money does not inherently mean a person will become a callous, coldhearted, shallow monster. I'm certainly not someone who believes having a lot of money is somehow immoral or evidence of a person committed wicked deeds to accrue their wealth. In fact, a large amount of the wealthy individuals I've interacted with are decent and kind-hearted people.
A generous and giving individual will likely amplify these qualities with an increased amount of monetary resources. But a narcissistic and cold person will have these aspects of their personality magnified. Give a bastard a ton of loot and they're likely to become a bastard with more shit to throw.
The concept that money changes a person is somewhat inaccurate, in my opinion. I don't believe money necessarily alters a person's virtues or morals, it merely appears that way because a person's flaws or positive attributes were less apparent with less money to fuel their pursuits.
Money is a form of energy. Much like gasoline, without a flame to ignite the fuel, it is not a raging fire in and of itself. It needs the spark of a personal defect to become an evil manifestation in the same way that it needs a caring, positive intention to become a force for good.
Wealth won't solve problems, it will only enhance what already is. If you want a sneak peek at what your life would be like with a barrel of cash, reflect on what you're already doing and focusing on.
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Money is just keeping score, the way I measure success is what someone did to get it? If they inherited, not much right? Take Henry Ford for example he revolutionised the car industry and was worth an easy 1 billion back then. He was asked what he would do if he lost all his wealth, he replied with that he would get it all back in a year. It is the method to get there, the rich don’t want to share those methods.
Absolutely correct regarding those sentiments, though I would say that there are plenty of resources to tap into the wisdom shown by wealthy individuals.
The key is that most people don't invest the time to learn the methods. Think and Grow Rich has been around for decades and is still a valuable piece of work in relation to becoming wealthy, yet I didn't even know about it til @crypt0 mentioned it in his signature ;)
i've definitely noticed this!! the same kind of effects happen in young adults who don't pay their own bills.. very emotionally invested in drama, make a big deal out of small inconveniences etc.
Interesting. I like how you suggest money is a form of energy. I totally agree with this, and see how money flows into and out of people's lives. You also touch on 'what you focus on, is what is amplified', I totally agree with this as well, but as yet haven't mastered the art of focusing on what I want to bring into this world.
I don't know if I'm lucky, but I've found that there is always "enough" money for what I really need. And I think that's essentially what I manifest, that I will have enough.
Thanks for the post @colinhoward
My focus has always been something that I've struggled with, as my mind is active and disorganized from time-to-time. My effort has to been to find and utilize strategies that improve this, thus many of my posts.
In the western world, manifesting what we need is very easy when you start looking in the right spots with the right mindset.
Thanks for the feedback!
such thought-provoking statements bro! i love reading your stuff! keep at it my man! :)
I am very grateful to hear your kind words, thank you for letting me know!
Positive And negative side of money😊 if used in the right way it’s amazing otherwise it can turn everything upside down. Luv ur writing man as it’s so informative 👊🏽👊🏽
Great blog man... Really enjoyed to read it.👍
that's the big issue of nowadays thank you @colinhoward for share this.
So in summary: mo money mo problems
I think you've nailed it. Money does tend to amplify everything. I can't say I've ever been wealthy, because to some degree or another, I was concerned when I did have some that it would stop coming in and when I had less I worried when more might arrive. Not having to worry about it at all would definitely be a new experience.
But, as you say, whatever we are or whatever is our focus has the opportunity to become hyperfocused. It's too bad really, since I wouldn't mind it if more of us had more than what we needed. But you're right there, too. Much has been written about how to create wealth but very few of us have done what those who worked to earn their wealth do.
The opportunities are there. Sometimes timing and luck are involved, but you still have to have the gumption and wherewithal to recognize them as such as take advantage of them.
Any wealthy people I hear about have problems I don't have, and I'm not sure it would be worth the trade, frankly. Wouldn't hurt to trade for a few days or so, would it? :)