I
have noticed people thinking/talking about money all the times. The
people are so much concerned about money that they count every single
penny they have spent or going to spend. When I ask about this, their
answer usually is that saving money is associated with the economical
richness which is linked with their future happiness. This is fine
however there are several catches which should be considered in
parallel; for example, if one is saving money by:
1- compromising
on health (eating less or eating bad quality food or not eating healthy
diet to save money). Is this a good deal in the long run?
2- Not spending on his family’s needs so depriving them from their rights. Is this a good idea?
3- Not
giving gifts to his family members, consequently straining the family
relationships which results in tense environment at home. Is this a good
deal?
4- Not visiting friends and other family members so jeopardizing the social life. Is this a good way of living?
5- Not paying taxes to government so committing crime which is punishable in this world and hereafter.
6- Not
paying Zakat/charity so depriving the less fortunate to enjoy the life
and polluting the whole income and join the gang who are not in good
books of Lord.
While
analyzing the scenario of association of money with Happiness, I had
these questions in my mind. What is the real definition of richness? Is
this only money which one should be craving about? Or there are other
things which need to ponder as well? Can wealth make me happy? What is
real wealth? While thinking about the
answers I concluded that there are four things which can make me happy.
1) Good Family Relations 2) Good Official Life 3) Good economical status
4) Good social Life. While thinking about Wealth, I ended up with having these types of wealth:
1- Physical Wealth
This
is a great blessing indeed. If my major body parts are functional,
nothing like that. I already posses loads of wealth. Imagine a
millionaire having a plastic leg or hand. What if Lord offers you to
exchange a million dollars at the cost of your eye or Leg? Off course
you would never go for that option. So you have to feel happy about
being healthy as this is amazing blessing. I would highly recommend not
saving money at the cost of my health. And If you do it today, you will
do it reverse as well, that means, you will be spending the same money
to recover your health but off course with all the side
effects of bad health. The article written by Junaid (mjunaidtahir at
gmail dot com – feel free to comment)
2- Family Wealth
Family
wealth means having healthy family relationships may it be with mother
or spouse or kids. This is something extremely important to which
everyone should work considering the fact that a major percentage of our
life is spent with the family members. Keeping your family happy does
not involve a lot of money expense hence you can keep your family happy
by small good deeds even. For example, eating ice cream at the end of
the day with all family, taking family to a park on weekend, sharing
jokes before going to bed and/or bringing small nice gifts can make big
difference for making family bonds stronger and stronger whereby
increasing Family Wealth.
3- Inner Wealth
This
is something which controls your emotions, your behavior, your
character and definitely your destiny. Being optimistic, problem solver
and positive thinker will make you a super hero in true colors. These
qualities can bring about superb results and would control your peace of
mind ultimately. Always remember: No one is in-charge of your
happiness, except you. So control your thoughts and have a healthy
“Inner Wealth” bank account. The article written by Junaid (mjunaidtahir
at gmail dot com – feel free to comment)
4- Career Wealth
A
positive environment, a nice colleague at work, a genuine team leader
and a mature department head are real blessings. But sometimes you won’t
get all these in one package as it is said that you can select your
friend but cant select your Team Leader or Director. However you can
learn to manage your office environment up to large extent, you can
manage your time and work load. You can have a balanced work-home load.
You can sharp your skills by reading/trainings etc. Career Wealth is
something which cannot be ignored while striving for happiness. There is
load of information on internet which you can read to improve your
“Career Wealth”. Google it.
5- Economical Wealth
I
believe I don’t need to write any specific thing in this category as
everyone already working on it day to day. I must say that economical
savings should never be done at the cost of your Physical Wealth or
Family Wealth. Further, we should always put aside a small percentage of
money (say 5%) for social causes (hospital, helping needy families,
spending on less fortunate people and other charity causes). From a
Muslim’s perspective, every single penny you spend in Allah’s way is
being saved in your Akhira Bank Account and you are going to get the
benefit up to so many time based on your intensions and offcourse this
results in Baraka in your family !!!
6- Impact Wealth
This
is something different from other categories. Do you have a wealthy
mental approach so that you do something for society. Everyone lives for
himself but do you live for others? Are you helping person? Are you
taking part in any social causes? Helping others gives real peace of
mind and happiness so in my opinion it is a type of wealth. So how much
Impact Wealth do you own? The article written by Junaid (mjunaidtahir at gmail dot com – feel free to comment)
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