Discussion»Statements»Rosie's Corner» If you suddenly had tons and tons of money and wanted to perfectionize yourself where would you start and what would be the result?
No amount of money could ever "perfectionize" me. Corrupt me, more than likely, but never "perfectionize".
Money can only "service" the exterior of a person, perfection comes from within. Nothing one owns or decorates their body with (clothing, cosmetics, tattoos, or whatever) can make a person any more "perfect" than what they already are (at their current point in time). Those who thinks that "tons and tons" of money will make them better is in for a rude awakening.
Some say, "if I had tons of money, I'd give most of it to charity or help the unfortunate". Fine, but what are you doing with what you DO have right now? Are you using it to help the unfortunate? Are you giving most of it to charity? If you aren't doing these things with the money you have now, what makes you think that having more money will make things any different? Giving away money doesn't make one "perfecter". Some say, "If I won the lottery my life would be so much easier". Would it surprise you to know that nearly all big lottery winners wish they'd never won? They found out the hard way that a sudden influx of money can cause more problems than it can solve.
With money comes worries - will someone take it from me (thieves, swindlers, government, relatives)? Where should I put it where it'll be safe (bank, investments, mattress, coffee can in the backyard)? What if the bank goes under? What if my investments fail? What if there's another recession? What if I forget where I buried it?
No, one shouldn't rely on money to make them to "perfectionize" themselves. Instead, they should "perfoctionize" themselves with whatever they have right now - whether that be a lot or nothing at all.
Of course you could change your insides if you had enough money Shuhak. You could spend all your time in school (it costs a lot of money sadly) and learn many things, some of which would undoubtedly make you a more perfect person. Things you never knew about that you will think about. It would allow you to develop whatever you had within you which lack of money often blocks. Imagine studying in classes your entire life because you wouldn't have to worry about money? That might not appeal to you at all but I have fantasized about it more than once. Taking classes all over the world from the greatest teachers. Not necessarily for credit or degrees but for the exposure to the greatest minds in the world. It is possible to "audit" classes at some universities. You don't get credit for it but you do get the benefit of taking it. That would not remotely appeal to thee? Going further with this fantasy would you not want to be among those to whom Plato or Socrates spoke? Or watch Leonardo da Vinci create his myriad of inventions? Of talk to Tesla about his wealth of inventions some of which we shall probably never get to know about? How about attending lectures given by Carl Sagan or Richard Feynman or Einstein or Madam Curie? I know it's impossibility...on this plane of existence but what if money were the key to facilitating a connection to such a world? I would love to be in any audience where Will Rogers was speaking. Or Winston Churchill or Martin Luther King Jr or Gandhi? Thank you for your fine and thoughtful reply. Apologies for my long-winded response! :)
I was coming from a different aspect of "perfect". (my bad)
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE to learn! In fact, when I was going to school, I took nearly every science class offered by the local college. I'm more into sciences (geology, astronomy, meteorology, etc.) than humanities (arts, philosophy, disciplines, etc.) However, as great as learning is, I sure wouldn't like to spend my entire life in school (I may love to learn, but I hate going to school). To me that would be boring (money or no money). I much rather prefer getting out and putting my learning to use. Of course, for someone who enjoyed the humanities I suppose a life-long education might seem appealing. We're all different.
I did the opposite of you sweetie. Sadly. I focused on taking classes in philosophy and literature and logic and what they call "fine arts" and what I discovered late in life is that I have an abiding passion and fascination for quantum physics! Who knew? Now I'm not smart enough to be an astrophysicist but boy oh boy if I were I sure would have loved it! My favorite literary genre is science fiction and quantum physics is the underlying source of all of it! The May 2003 Scientific American cover reads "Infinite earths in parallel universes really exist". Pp41-51 talks of FOUR multiverses! That was in 2003! I mean we have quantum entanglement that in itself is an astonishing thing don'tcha think? So maybe in my NEXT life if I'm a genius I'll go that route! If there is a next life! I love learning. I have so many questions about so many things that I cannot foresee my ever running out of them. As you may have gathered by now. As for putting your knowledge to use do you mean earning money? Don't you always put what you know to use if only in how you think, what you think, whom you are? Thank you for your thoughtful reply Shuhak and Happy Tuesday! :)
I don't believe that any one of us is "perfectible" no matter how much money you put into it or how many social programs you invent "for our own good".
Shuhak 