Money Follow the Shadow of Your Passion

1.??? Myriad of literature, poems, novels and dramas are written and orchestrated on the issue of money. Money captivated all human beings across the world Because, money matters at the end of the day. Since childhood we are familiar to ‘money’ once we received it as gift from our relatives. In all episode starting from toddler till senior citizen or even death-bed we understand the value of money. Why money is so important and crucial? Is it like sugar to an ant? You can chat huge number of reasons in support of the requirements of money. But to me, money is equated with own fulfillment, to preserve happiness and lastly, to make an impact in the society.

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2.??? The concept of money is closely associated with the evolution of mankind. The concept of money is originated around 9000 years before as a form of exchange and payment. First paper money was created in China during song dynasty in the 11th century. One of the first bank notes are called Jiaozi (Chinese: 交子) which was used in Sichuan, China. Since then the race for money contains as shadow. We all are grappling with this “Money matter” issues.

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3.??? The value of money is significantly different to every individual. To a saint or religious teacher and in contrast to an industrial worker – the meaning of money is widely diverse. When a kidney is sold for the treatment of loved ones or recovering from debt of parents may not be the same for those who are emblazing money from the bank and create their fortune. All historical evidence proved that money is essential for satisfying basic needs. But it is not the only main ingredients to ensure peace in mind and be able to define the happiness. We all know that the sixth riches billionaires Bill Gates got divorced from Melinda French gates in August 2021 after 27 years of their marriage life. They had no scarcity of money but something intangible issues between them were mostly costlier than money which were missing.

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4.??? Money also cannot give your health safely altogether. Michael Jackson died at the age of 50 who wanted to live for 150 years. He appointed 12 doctors who used to check his health daily from hair to toenails. His food was tested in laboratory before serving. 15 people used to look after his daily exercise and work out. Devices were placed to monitor his oxygen level at his bed. More importantly, few donners were ready for all the time to replace any of his organs at the expense of money. Jackson did everything and spent huge amount in maintaining all these. But finally money could not save him. I seek to explore interplay between money, success and passion by examining how one influence the other and finally what it means in pursuit of a meaningful life.

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5.??? Money follows the shadow is classically a metaphor. Here shadow refers to your dedications and passion in commensuration with your vision, desire and definite goal. In a dark night when we walk towards a light, a shadow is created at our back which constantly follows us. We do not need to look back to trace and tract the shadow whether it is with us or not so long the light house ahead remains illuminated.? Now the principal quandary in life - how to move forwarded and take the shadow (of money) along with us. All the great people like Elon Musk, Steve Jobs or Carnegie etc did not focus on money primarily. They followed their passion where money was appeared and garnered automatically as byproduct of their creation. Their thriving process did really make them world richest people. Finding passion is not an easy problem. This is because we fail to listen the true calling of our heart rather. We try to emulate or copy others and like to impound ourselves in our perceived comfortable settings. Here, most of us go wrong. We fulfill the desire of others (like parents) and forget ourselves. In the book “Find your passion”, author Henri Juntlila guides us to discover our passion through a set of process. Passion discovering is one is one of the fundamentals of success. During my three decades’ service in Bangladesh Army I have encountered many officers and soldiers who have buried their passion under the cover of uniform. They failed to excel in military career because of poor performance. But the they had enormous potentialities beyond military profession. Without this core element of true passion or success dynamics you shall never be successful. Money will fly like a Butte fly and at times it will appear to be an illusion. You can automatically garner mental stress and sense of dissatisfaction if you are craving for excessive wealth and make a comparison on materialistic values.

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Approaches to Gain Financial Strength by Being Passionate.

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a.??? Plant the seed of your professional and self-development growth in consideration with your true potential, environment where you are living, capabilities, limitations and most importantly, visualize the unseen hurdles on the way to your goal. Internalize the core values of your life. Life is not a bed of roses. It takes lot of time to grow and bloom like flowers. So, don’t hurry up.

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b.??? Your real shadow is what you are in the dark when no one sees you. When you become true to yourself and sacrifice the comfort zone for greater interest of self-growth, that is your standard and definition of yours. Here, you need to have patience and hold on tenacity for accomplishment. You should not race to get life quickly fixed and adopt easy pathway to earn money. It takes huge energy to climbs a palm tree than walking on a street in cozy the morning.

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c.???? Remember that the direction is important than speed. So, in following your passion you need to always check the progress against a check point and then proceed further. Most of us do not like to blame ourselves for failure and hold us accountable. And we have this attitude problem. This is equally applicable for students and chief executives as well but the degree will certainly vary. So, keep the monetary issue aside and be on your track. In course of time you will get the dividend. Alva Edison did not leave so easily in inventing tungsten bulb.

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d.??? Obstacles are inevitable part of life and you don’t be afraid to face them squarely. When you will push the obstacles aside, it will almost follow the domino effects. But the first strike will always be crucial and define most of your agility and success tapestry. So, believe in yourself and move to the light of achievement. You will see the shadow of money and fulfilment. As you will be professionally rewarded, because of your professionalism and hard work, it will have monetary connotation as well.

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e.??? Finally, invest time on yourself to remain self-motivated and keep the tempo or momentum of your work. This motivation should come from your own heart and not from the heart of others. Always see the bigger picture of your success. Unless you do it on a regular basis for self-fueling, you will get disheartened. Dedication, self-disciple and forming a good habit will remain as cardinal points for success. Money–Shadow will follow you automatically in proportion to your indomitable spirit and the choice remains at your hand.