Money is not everything!

Tumong sa atong mga paningkamot, aron makakwarta. Dili lalim ang walay kwarta. Ma-kabus kag adunahan, gikinahanglan ang kwarta. Hinoon, alang kanatong mga kabus, makakaon lag katulo sa usa ka adlaw, bahalag unsay sud-an, ug walay snacks in between, ok na ni. Apan alang sa mga adunahan, kulang pa ang ilang bahandi. Daku pag kulang, dili pa makatagbaw. Busa kayud tama’s ginhawa. 

Alang kanila, money is everything. Maoy hinungdan nga naghitak ang corruption sa atong nasud, tungod kay by all means, by hook or by crook, kinahanglan kadungagan ang nagtumpi nilang bahandi ug nagtinpun-og nga kabtangan. Maglisud sila pag-moderate sa ilang greed. 

Anyway, niay sinuwat ni Wilson Lee Flores sa Philippine Star, about money, ako ning ipaambit ninyo:

* The great thing about money is not creature comforts, but freedom. With money, one has infinitely more freedom to do what we want or to live life as we wish. Tinuod makapatuyang ka sa imong gusto kun daghan kag kwarta. Apan, usahay god, dili man sa tanang higayon, nga ang atong gusto maayo.

* Money alone cannot make a person happy. Being content can make a middle class or even a poor person very happy, but discontent (kining dili matagbaw) makes even the richest guy forever unhappy. Maoy hinungdan nga makadungog ta usahay nga usa ka bilyonaryo naghikog.

* Money is important, but not the most important. Many other things are more important to happiness than money – our family, good health, friends, music, arts, a good name, a good relationship with God, love, humor, nature, etc., etc.

Tinuod, mag-unsa man ang daghang kwarta kon nagkaguliyang ang imong banay kaylagi, duna kay laing banay nga gi-maintain? Mag-unsa man ang daghang kwarta kun nasuod ka pag-ayo sa Yawa, ug nakapahilayo kanimo pag-ayo sa Ginoo?

* Money is often the cause of many relationship problems. I’ll never forget sexy actress Ara Mina years ago telling me that even in a lot of showbiz or ordinary relationship, money problems cause so many breakups. Bitaw!

* Easy come easy go, applies to money too. Labi nag pinaspasan nga kwarta.

* Never marry for money. For true happiness, marry a husband or wife who can help you have a harmonious family life and don’t marry for money. A Scottish proverb is correct in saying: ‘Don’t marry for money. You can borrow it cheaper.’

* Money can’t buy happiness. Tinuod kay kun mapalit pa ang kalipay, malipayon unta ang tanang maka-afford pagpalit niini.

* Don’t expend your life’s energies only for money. To be happy, I believe we should pause and analyze our priorities in life and the afterlife, so that we can balance our lifestyles to also devote time, energy and talents to things non-financial but means a lot to us like our loved ones, our passions, our spiritual well-being, friends, health, etc., etc. Sa laktud, money after all, money is not everything.