Let GO on Something for FREEDOM
African hunters have a clever way of trapping monkeys.
They slice a coconut in two, hollow it out, and in one half of the shell cut a hole just big enough for a monkey's hand to pass through. Then they place an orange in the other coconut half before fastening together the two halves of the coconut shell. Finally, they secure the coconut to a tree with a rope, retreat into the jungle, and wait.
Sooner or later, an unsuspecting monkey swings by, smells the delicious orange, and discovers its location inside the coconut. The monkey then slips his hand through the small hole, grasps the orange, and tries to pull it through the hole. Of course, the orange won't come out; it's too big for the hole. To no avail the persistent monkey continues to pull and pull, never realizing the danger he is in.
While the monkey struggles with the orange, the hunters simply stroll in and capture the monkey by throwing a net over him. As long as the monkey keeps his fist wrapped around the orange, the monkey is trapped.
It's too bad the poor monkey could save its own life if it would only let go of the orange. It rarely occurs to a monkey, however, that it can't have both the orange and its freedom. That delicious orange becomes a deadly trap.
MORAL OF THE STORY CONCERNING OUR FINANCE
More often than not, when people get trapped in a situation they try to hold on to something not realizing that it is the one they’re holding that keep them in the trap.
In regards to Personal/Family’s Finance, because most people are unwilling to let go of the things they used to have and do, they hold on to things e.g. the nice house, the car, the prestige, the social image, the lifestyle, etc... These are the things most people are unwilling to give up. Instead of giving up some of them to give air to their pocket to breath, they hold on or GRAB any available LOANS just to cope up with what they want not to loose hoping that things will get better in expense of interest payments– NOT realizing that their DEBT & its INTEREST will eat them ALL and shall send them soon to FINANCIAL BANKRUPTCY.
It is my advocacy to avoid loans for these loans (CAR/HOUSING/ MORTGAGE, etc…) are crap – these will cause financial hard-up and put oneself into a position of having no choice but to increase his/her spending every loan they get. They take away the opportunity of their money to grow and work for them and eventually make them a SLAVE of money instead the masters of their money. When we become the slaves of our money, that is the time where we are going to feel so occupied, so busy, no time for the family, irritable, impatient, high tempered, etc…
CONCLUSION
What you are holding right now that has caused you to suffer financially? Is it your current possession (House/Car/Social status, etc…)? You cannot afford to see yourself fall down a little bit? Or you cannot afford to see yourself to be known by your friends that you are in Financial hard up? Or you cannot accept that you’ll walk on the streets if you’ll sell your car? Or you cannot live in a Nipa hut if you’ll give up your nice house? etc…
Remember, it is a matter of choice – your financial choices today will determine your future for we are governed by the law of SOWING & REAPING. Thus, if you SOW loans today, you shall reap DEBT tomorrow and if you SOW seed of prosperity (investments/savings) you will reap FINANCIAL FREEDOM.
Your CHOICE matters!
Bong
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