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No matter how you perceive this world to be, the underlining aspect is: This world revolves around money! How do you adjust and survive?

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Question added by Fazal Ebrahim Dawood , Chief Executive Officer , Stardist Ltd
Date Posted: 2014/04/28
SMARAGDI FILIPPAKOPOULOU
by SMARAGDI FILIPPAKOPOULOU , Secretary , Public sector (temporary job)

I definitely believe that and according to statistics, a very small percentage (0,7) of the population owns the staggering41% of the world's wealth! So, this is no joke but I believe that as long as we are alive, we must never lose hope, we must do the best we can within our capabilities. Of course there are people so wealthy that they don't even think about the bitter reality of non-privileged people. I can't do anything about that, I only can influence myself and maybe some people of my closest environment. So, I vote for the positive point of view in life and to never give up.  

Divyesh Patel
by Divyesh Patel , Assistant Professional Officer- Treasury , City Of Cape Town

Basically for survival. Life doesn't HAVE to revolve around money. What for? You don't take it with you when you die. It won't buy you satisfying happiness nor will it buy your way to God. Nor will it buy away whatever torments you in the middle of the night (e.g. guilt shame anger depression). It makes for striving and unhappiness.

Khatim Abbas Seed
by Khatim Abbas Seed , BUSINESS CONSULTANT , Google

Yes, I agree: money rules everything around me. It's such a strong assertion that I can't but submit to it with contentment in order to survive. I don’t belong to a "fairy tale" generation where money was said to have been less important, although I cherish the wish to have witnessed it through the endless stories of others reminiscing the less materialistic more beautiful past. That's the system we live in. We made it! We are human and as such very adaptive.  

 

This said, whenever I am in an environment where people who don’t have it, don't care so much for money and manage to lead a happy inspiring life, I revel in sheer happiness and an absolutely abundant peace of mind! That environment is only in my own imagination and it's okay!

 

This is a fact and a very sad fact indeed. THIS WORLD REVOLVES AROUND MONEY.

There is not any forteress that money cannot take ..... may be only one that money cannot conquer is FAITH - Strong and genuine FAITH.

Very few of us can resist the temptation of money. We see so many atrocities and abusesbecause of money. Money is the real devil on this earth.

Blessed are the one that can resist its  temptations

IRPHAN GHANI
by IRPHAN GHANI , Senior Management , A

I feel this would be mostly applicable to those who wish to have the unending best out of best around their lives here.

It is very simple to adjust by being thankul for what is there and being confident that the survival shield and couch is provided by the CREATOR only.

Mohammad Tohamy Hussein Hussein
by Mohammad Tohamy Hussein Hussein , Chief Executive Officer & ERP Architect , Egyptian Software Group

Money is important, but i don't beleive that the word revolves around it. Most of the greatest figures in human history were not rich and most of the rich people are forgotten.

In my opinion, the raising value of maney is intentionally manufactured by lack of justice. Some people maintain poverty to sustain followship.

Oomar Elias
by Oomar Elias , Chief Operation Officer , Private Equity Banking

VERY SAD PICTURE BUT SO TRUE !

Difficult to adapt and adjust but you have to live and stick by your moral values and ethics in order to survive.

asif khan
by asif khan , Installation and maintenance head , International technical support

i agree with miss SMARAGDI such a clearly defined answer.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

There is vast knowledge bank of this topic, but in short, I would like to mention in my words:

 

By just having the properties of water, as it gets adjust whatever the color is, it makes the way of its own even from hard rocks !!!

Vijay Kumar Sah
by Vijay Kumar Sah , Manager , Viva Entertainment FZCO

The simple thumb rule to adjust is to be participative, being updated and involve with your own calculated risks.

Sigmund Hoenigsberg
by Sigmund Hoenigsberg , Partner , McLA Middle East

 

Money is the store of the value of everything that is done in the world at any given moment. 

Of course everything revolves around money. Nothing wrong about that. 

 

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