What Money Won’t Buy

This poem by the famous Author Unknown does an excellent job of putting money into perspective:

Money will buy. . .
A bed but not sleep,
Books but not wisdom,
Food but not an appetite,
Finery but not beauty,
A house but not a home,
Medicine but not health,
Amusements but not happiness,
A ring but not a marriage,
A crucifix but not a saviour,
A church but not a heaven.

            As we’ve heard, money isn’t the root of all evil, but the love of it is. It’s kind of funny to think that people will spend money they don’t have to buy things they don’t need to impress people they don’t know.

            Christopher J. Hegarty, author of How to Manage Your Boss, tells the story of being at lunch with a friend who told him, “Chris, I think you have low self-esteem.”

            After pausing briefly, Chris retorted, “Low self-esteem? Me? I earn money more than the U.S. President and V.P. put together. I have a home in San Francisco and an apartment in New York. I’m in charge of a large number of people, and I’m considered a leader in my industry. How could you possibly believe I have low self-esteem? You must be joking!”

          Chris’ friend was now smiling broadly. “You’ve just removed any doubt I may have had.”

           Chris says that this incident changed his life. Suddenly he saw his constant need to prove himself was really just compensation for his faltering self-esteem. He saw how, with every business transaction, he put his worth as a human being in the line.