Beyond Money

Life constantly changes as long as our hearts are continuously beating. As the clock keeps on ticking, life revolves around us as we take a breath. No matter what though, time never stands still. We all have our aspirations and desires that becomes our strength to get through the day. Unfortunately, we are constantly reminded that we are constricted with our obligations to work within a small cubical office throughout our lives, in order for one main objective to make money. Some may say money, sex, drugs all run the world we are living in today and money is a catalyst that motivates us towards our career ambitions in order to improve our lives through material possessions. Meanwhile, others will say without money you are nothing but dirt in the earth. Our selfish thirst for these vices overpowers the simplest necessities in life. One can have all of the earthly possessions in the palm of their hand, but what money is not enough to satisfy our needs within our hearts. I think in the end money isn’t everything, I would rather create memories with my loved ones around me rather than being enslaved to greed. Beyond our materialistic desires lies the very foundation that keeps each of us happy. These are all intangible feelings that millions of dollars cannot buy and it is called love. This is not the same synthetic love we celebrate during Valentines Day. This love is the unconditional love that constantly grows within ourselves and the relationships we are involved in throughout our daily lives. I maybe considered “young” in the eyes of many, but I see all forms of love every day: true/unconditional love, unrequited love, lust, etc. I think money and love are important themes that I should focus on. They both represent the good vs the evil that counteracts with one another since good and evil need to coexist in life. I do not know how yet, but as I am building up the overall theme of my story, I think I am going to constantly touch on how both love and money controls our decision making one way or another. Our desire for love and for money changes us, either for the good or the bad. In the end experiences tend to be recreated through a form of storytelling and I sit here with a pen and paper I am thinking about what themes are the most important to me. The words that keep reoccurring in my head over and over again is love, friendship, and determination. Although others will say I cannot speak correctly or say certain words with the right pronunciation, those who do not know me well enough are blinded by what they see in the outside. In the end, I am here to prove them all wrong, because this is part of the letting go process by excelling beyond everyone’s low expectations they have towards me. I know I shouldn’t listen to these put downs, but its the driving force that pushes me to go after my ambitions in life.