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RokZRooM Special ! You Can Win by Shiv Khera

TIMES ARE CHANGING

We talk of the younger generation. Where will they end? What about their value system?
Before we point a finger at them, let's evaluate who is to blame.
We ought to remember that values and virtues are not hereditary, they are learnt. We
need to get our priorities right.

WHAT WE DO FOR A LIVING VERSUS WHAT WE DO WITH A LIVING

Money is not the payoff for every kind of work. Parents bring up the children with no
paycheck in mind. Many people have lots of money but they are very poor. Our objective
ought to be both to have money and be rich.
When money talks it doesn't always talk sense and truth remains silent. The most
unfortunate part of life is when people plan to get money without earning it. It is easier to
make money and harder to keep it.

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be
seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.

--Helen Keller

Hard work teaches a person the value of money. That is why it is important that parents
teach their children this lesson. I feel sorry for the younger generation who inherits
money without value. Without lessons and guidance, they often equate everything with
money. They think everything can be bought and sold. Of course this is not true. People
who have values have no price tag and neither do they value themselves.

IT IS PRICELESS CHARACTER

The movie Indecent Proposal brings out the point rather clearly. One act of adultery was
worth a quick million dollars. People want to be an overnight success at the cost of their
conscience and it still doesn't work. Because true values are priceless. The moment a
price is set on values, the values lose their value. No possible gain can make up for that
loss.
It is good to have money and the things it can buy, but in the process of acquiring money,
we don't want to lose the things that money can't buy. Money can only buy what money
can buy. And in fact, the most precious things are those that money just can't buy.
WHAT MONEY WON'T BUY
The most precious things in life money just can't buy. It is not uncommon to hear that
everyone has a price. People who talk that language are really up for sale themselves.
People with character, integrity and the right values are not for sale. Money will buy:
♦ Amusements but not happiness.
♦ A bed but not sleep.
♦ Books but not wisdom.
♦ A clock but not more time.
♦ Companions but not friends.
♦ Finery but not beauty.
♦ Food but not appetite.
♦ A house but not a home.

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