Every once in a while, me, and now my girlfriend too, like to imagine what it would be like when we get rich.
What kind of things we would buy, which places we would visit, how we'll act upon becoming rich and how else it would affect our lives.
I realised This "what if" game is pretty common after asking around.
People always like to go on dreaming about things they wish to attain.
How many of these people actually take the dream from the mind and turn it into a reality?
Not many it seems.. and why not?
Is it really that difficult to become rich? or is it the risk taking that most people rather avoid?
Maybe the reason is that the easiest thing is to dream, and on the other hand, elbow grease and running around and doing hard work and sometimes going on a limb without being sure of the actual consequences is what keeps most people away from that pot of gold at the foot of the rainbow..
You read everyday about rich people. They buy this, they go there, they seem so distant when in reality they're quite regular folks. Most of them anyways.
Another thing is that people don't really like rich people. Or maybe it's just in my country. Being rich here seems to be a good reason to be apologetic and to be looked at with suspicion and distrust.
If they donate - it's probably for tax benefits or to push something to do with their hidden agenda. If they don't donate - they're evil scrooges that do not deserve a second pittying glance.
However, if you ask any average Joe or Jane on the street (Alon or Noa in Israel) if they rather be poor, average or rich in income, the answer is always clear. They (and us) all want to be rich.
How do you want to spend your life? rich or poor? does poorness makes for a better person? does money instantly makes for a less moral one?
Food for thought.
