In the little years I have lived on this planet, I think it's only money that has caused me a big reflective up-and-down movement in life. Oh yes, I have experienced emotional(in relationships) swings, but I do not take them deeply into consideration because I always end up laughing at what caused them or how I involved myself in such situations. But you see, money? It's the boss of life swings, and that's because almost everything is centered on it.
Many times, I have ended some weekends or months with a good sum of money in my account, and you know, the feeling of having a huge amount of money in your account, especially when the money is yours, gives the heart a special feeling — a feeling that's sweeter than the feeling of being in a new relationship. I have had that countless times, and for sure, I know how to control my spending, so during those moments, I always make sure not to spend carelessly, like buying unnecessary things.
But just as money has a way of disappearing, before I knew it, I would be seeing a confused even number as my account balance.
"What did I buy? Why is this the remaining balance?"
These questions would keep ringing in my head, and I would not even realize when I’d start reflecting on every action I made from the day the money entered my account. From there, I'd see where I spent the money, and I'd also find out that what I spent the money on wasn’t actually irrelevant.
At that moment of an empty bank balance, my morale would drastically reduce. I'd feel like I had been heartbroken, with a lot of thoughts on how I'm going to survive the next day and the following ones. Most importantly, I'd start praying that a critical emergency situation that needs a big financial amount would not arise because if it does, that means I'd end up borrowing money, which I don't like.
This happens to me oftentimes, and I wonder when man is going to escape this stage of life. Lol.
But then, even while feeling the heat of being moneyless and having an empty bank account, a miracle would happen—money credited to my account— and before I knew it, my dead morale would jack back to life, and I would start feeling on top of the world again. Money has power!
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