He who follows two Hares catches neither: Money is a Good Servant, but a Bad Master
He who follows two Hares catches neither
We all know that catching a hare is not an easy one. It
is always a difficult task. If catching one hare is difficult, imagine what
will happen if you chase two hares at the same time. They take different
directions and definitely you will lose both of them. In your life, when you
start a goal, stay focused on that goal. Try to accomplish it with your full
effort. It is not a fault to aim at more than one goal. But if you focus on
many goals at the same time, you may not be able to accomplish them.
Some people are there, they start on one goal, are half
done, then quit it and switch to another one. Sometimes there also he can’t
stick to it and fails miserably. When you start a project, give your full
attention to it and work hard to finish it within the period. Once you
finish your task, move to another one. Discipline yourself to concentrate on
one task at a time.
There is a beautiful poem named ‘The Road Not Taken’
written by the American poet ‘Robert Frost.’ In this poem, we see
the poet or the traveler standing at an intersection of two roads. His problem
is that he likes both roads but could travel only on one road. There he waits
and thinks, he feels sorry because he could not travel on both roads. The poet
then decided to take the second road which had been less traveled by.
The choice made by the poet indicates his personality.
His choice reveals that the poet is wise and very careful in making decisions
and that made all the difference in his life. In our day-to-day lives, there
will be situations where we will be confused about selecting a
path. To orientate oneself in life is important. Once the goal is
selected, steps can be taken to fulfill it. Whatever may be your goal, you
should stick to it till the very end.
To achieve something in life, your choice should be
practical and achievable. Definitely, there will be difficulties to overcome
and odd circumstances to be faced. success is the result of hard work with a
purpose. The one who follows different paths will be like the man who follows
two hares at the same time. If he followed one hare, sometimes he may be able
to catch it. But he follows both of them and never reaches the goal. Give your
full concentration on one aim at a time. That is better than giving attention
to many things with a divided focus.
Money is a Good Servant, but a Bad Master
Any mention of a ‘happy and satisfying life’ would
bring to mind the image of a rich man with a lot of money. To have money in
life is important because we can’t live without money. It makes our lives
meaningful, beautiful, and balanced. Money is a good servant and a person can
plan his life accordingly. We can’t say ‘no’ to money, without money, our life
would be miserable and unhappy. Diseases and poverty are two of the chief
maladies that plague the life of the people. Those who have financial stability
or money have no need to worry about it.
Is money important for life? The answer is ‘Yes.’ Money
makes us confident, and self-dependent and provides us happiness. Thus money plays
an important and indispensable role in our lives. That is why it is said to never
ignore the importance of money in our lives. Here money is a good servant. But,
what we have to remember is, that money is not everything, don’t consider money as
the most important purpose of life.
Money has a great resemblance to fire. It has a lot of
uses as well as dangers. If the fire is under our control, it is very useful.
But if it goes beyond, it may be very dangerous. This is exactly true with
money also. Money is good when man remains the master. He decides how to get
the money and how to spend it or what to do with money. If money is under your
control, money follows your orders.
Money becomes highly dangerous when it acts as the
master and the man is reduced to the position of a slave. In such a situation
money can lead to the deterioration of moral values. What is happening here is,
it is not the man who took decisions but money. If money has become your
master, it will motivate an officer to take a bribe, a police officer may make the wrong decision, and sometimes a judge may give freedom to a criminal. In such
situations, money will be considered more important than moral values.
When money takes control over a man it starts
destroying him. One perfect example is gambling. Those who have gambling
addiction or gambling behavior gradually lose all their control and may demerit
themselves to the position of animals and will do anything for their selfish
motives. The attitude we need to have towards money is always a complicated
one. Don’t become the slave of money, remember Money is a good servant, but a
bad Master.
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