These two sentences suddenly became everyone's jokes, in fact, this also illustrates two different lives from the side. First of all, it pays too much attention to money, and finally only money is left. Second, I enjoyed my life so much that I finally ran out of money. In fact, both of these lifestyles have disadvantages.
Aunt Guo, 62, belongs to the type who takes money too seriously and now regrets it. Let's take a concrete look!
Aunt Guo's family was poor when she was a child, and ten brothers and sisters all depended on their parents to plant land. Not to mention new clothes and toys, even basic food and clothing is a problem. Sometimes a tortilla can last a day. The hard living environment made Aunt Guo frugal since childhood.
At work, she works hard, but life is extremely difficult. When all her peers began to dress themselves up, Aunt Guo was still wearing patched clothes, which also contributed to her long-standing timid and inferiority complex.
After getting married, she has always regarded money as particularly important. I not only scrimp and save, but also ask my husband and children to be like themselves. She instilled in her children the idea that life depends on saving, which also makes them live very tired.
They dare not ask for money to buy snacks, dare not count their favorite toys, and will not spend a penny indiscriminately. Even if I am greedy and thirsty in summer, I lick my lips silently and watch other children eat ice cream.
Aunt Guo is frugal in eating, dressing and even getting sick. As long as you can carry it, I'll give you a bowl of ginger juice. If you can't hold on, use the cheapest medicine. For a while, the body can't see the change, and after a long time, the body will slowly collapse.
When children grow up, they choose to stay away from her without exception. Only the husband who stayed by her side was unfortunately terminally ill.
The doctor said that if you try your best to treat it, you will have a one-in-five chance of success. However, comprehensive treatment needs a lot of money. This money is simply life for Aunt Guo. She didn't want to bet on an uncertain result, and finally gave up treatment, and her husband died soon.
In a blink of an eye, Aunt Guo has retired and can rest with her pension. But she found a part-time job as a nanny. She said she would be flustered if she didn't make money. Although a little tired, but life is very practical.
During this period, her grandson was born, and she only took care of it for a few days before going to work. To this end, the daughter-in-law has made a monthly revenge with her. My daughter is too busy to take care of her two children by herself. She wanted Aunt Guo to help, but Aunt Guo refused. On the way to earn money for the elderly, she is single-minded and unknown.
The children advised her to help the children now, so that the children can better support her in the future. However, she feels that she must rely on herself to support the elderly. Making money, saving money and spending money are the most practical.
A friend advised her to help her children more as she got older. In the future, she will have to rely on her children to support the elderly! But Aunt Guo still insists on the principle of saving money by herself. She said that she couldn't watch her savings gradually decrease, and the pension would be discussed later.
But the reality came too fast, and Aunt Guo was hospitalized with appendicitis. At this time, her children are unwilling to wait on her. She insists on using money to support the elderly, which seems to have little effect, because many things can't be exchanged with money, even if she has a lot of money in her hand now, it is useless.
At this time, Aunt Guo realized that it was really not a wise choice to take money too seriously.
Conclusion: Seeing most of Aunt Guo's students is actually quite aggrieved. When I was a child, my family was poor and I got into the habit of saving money. After getting married, I spread this habit to my family and let them live a hard life with themselves.
Even if her husband is in front of life and death, her balance is in front of feelings and money, and she still chooses money. She firmly believes that she can save money and live with peace of mind, even if it hurts her family, but it is too late to finally understand.
It is right for people to have a sense of urgency in life, but they should not live too tired. Because life is a struggle and a kind of enjoyment. Struggle and enjoyment complement each other. People can't spend all their money, let alone spend all their money. To find a balance point, this balance point is to work hard and enjoy.