Let me ask you, “Did I take the blue pill?”
Some historians claim that John D. Rockefeller was the (financially) richest man ever lived. Others claim that one of Rothschild family members was the richest. Perhaps one of kings who lived in the medieval Europe was the richest man ever lived.
No matter who was (or is) the (financially) richest man ever lived, I wouldn’t call him/her the greatest human being ever lived. When I ask “Who was/is the greatest human being ever lived?”, I think of people like Gandhi and Mandela. Yet, honestly speaking, I often think about how much money I make, how much money I want to make and how much money other people make. I also measure “success” by the amount of money one accumulates, while I understand that “success” is not the result of “success”, but it is about the process in which one obtains “success”, which certainly cannot be measured monetarily. However, I cannot help measuring success, accomplishment, progress, etc. monetarily. After all, “money” is just a piece of paper, but I feel like it defines one’s life often. Why do I think like this? Did I take the blue pill?
This is one of many questions I ask occasionally to myself and to others. Generally speaking, many people respond in such a way that they believe in intrinsic value that cannot be measured monetarily. However, some respond and say that one’s financial wealth actually measures one’s intrinsic value. Also they appear to believe that
1. (Financial) Wealth is accumulated fairly; more specifically, (financial) wealth is created.
2. (Financial) Wealth is created in processes which valuable properties, assets and services are provided to many people by those who accumulate enormous (financial) wealth.
3. (Financial) Wealth is distributed fairly.
Amusing.
