Money matters ... yes it does !! Till few months ago, I was of the very idealistic and stupid notion that money is not the prime thing in life. But after having removed the blinkers, I have started believing that money does matter. Take for example, a relationship between man and wife. I have seen in numerous cases that if over a period of time the earning power of the man deteriorates (what so ever be the reason), the respect he earns from the wife or his progenies also deteriorates.
In my adoloscent years, I had read an article in a magazine about the important role of M-Factor ( Money Factor ) in a marital relationship. With my tendency to counter most of the things in life and the love for an argument, I said money is not the prime thing to make a marriage successful but love is. But how many marriages in this country are effected by the cause of love. Most of them are arranged with the wishful thinking that love will happen. I feel its quite sensible to believe that post-marital love takes time to nurture as two individuals who do not know each other are made to live under one roof. So to get the love of this unknown woman, what does a man have to do? Satisfy the demand for the supply. What is the demand of a woman or need of a woman? I am not a big expert on this but partly I feel, a woman needs someone who can make her feel safe, provide stability and doesn't let the supplies dry out. In stone age years, safety was from predators and in today's times it is from an uncertain future. And all the three require money.
In today's age people do not respect you for the knowledge which you possess or how good a person you are but for the material wealth which is at your disposal. In India, you got a car... people look at you with respect. You have your house in a big metro, you got some more respect. You go to switzerland, mauritius or south-east Asian countries for vacation, some more respect thrown in. Now this is the system in which you have to live and since everyone desires respect, you got to earn big time and possess the entities which bring respect along with them. And it all boils down to the M-factor. Your M-factor is small, don't worry !! There is debt market ... start adding the debt baggages and start feeling the weight of it... Welcome to life boy .. the real one ... it bites !!!
