Some have food but can not eat, some can eat but have no food, you have food but do you share...........
“The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.” - Jane Addams.
So many people live a rosy life, we all do not have the same income, we do not live the same life, we do not have equal opportunities in life.
Some people are rich, very wealthy, they live a flamboyant life. These people buy expensive houses, ride expensive cars, have several maids and workers, they own multi billion dollar companies and investments. They do not care about what they would eat or drink as these things are readily available due to their past effort and hard work.
Living this kind of life is good in fact, so many people pray day and night to enjoy one day of wealth.
There are wealthy people who are wealthy, people who assist the poor. These wealthy people give shelter, clothes, food and render other forms of assistance to people who are in need of it. They try to impact their world and make everyone feel happy t their own capacity.
On a contrary, so many people have money and possess power but they use it to oppress the poor. So many of them will not pay their workers their deserved wages, they maltreat their maids and treat people who are not as wealthy as they are as rags.
They only associate with those that can give them more power and wealth, the only thing they know and stand for is greed. Immersing more wealth and fame without thinking of those who do not have.
These two set of rich people got me worried and I decided to ask a simple question.
Does money corrupt the human mind or does it bring out the inherent personality of an individual?
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There's this popular saying that d heart of Men, is desperately wicked. "you can't tell the real character of a Man until he is rich and has d power.. This is popular among politicians, u see them betraying the people who mentor them and is also common among ordinary citizens.
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I have noticed that as well.... A proud rich man had pride in him before he became wealthy
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Like the saying goes, the true character of a person is being tested when he becomes rich.. Most times I believe money corrupts mind, they see their friends who isn't up to their standards as they won't add anything to their lives, very few people remain loyal and help others and some wouldn't want you to attain same heights as them..thanks for sharing 😊
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I agree with you @sweetestglo-eu on the fact that the true character of a person is being tested when he becomes rich but i'm not sure if money corrupts the mind. Thanks for reading
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Good Post @gbenga ,, This is really useful. I have just upvoted the post of yours ;)
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Thanks a lot @foarsyad
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Great piece and content as usual. The way the human nature is made, it loves comfort and eaisly berate others who dont have. However, this is usually overcomed by life experience and personal conviction to benefit the human world.
Like the governor of my state (you know him). It doesnt happen in other climes. You just have to pay workers, even if you dont have, you have to borrow.
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Beautiful indeed. i wonder why people would owe their workers their wages which is their right
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Similarly, there are poor people who feel rich, and share the last piece of bread with those who ask. And there are greedy poor people who will fight for a penny. In the Russian language, the word "wealth" comes from the word "god", and earlier the one who lives in God was considered rich.
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Truthfully, some poor people are greedy and selfish.
Thanks for sharing this.... I'm glad you did
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Great @gbenga im agree with yoy
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Thanks my friend
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You are welcome friend @gbenga
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I think it only highlights the person's character, a good guy would always be good. A bad guy would tend to be more bad with money since he could now be able to act out those bad traits he has now. After all from the series Billions, Bobby "Axe" Axelrod said:
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That's it.... Money does not change your character, it is only a catalyst that speeds up the rate of it
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Spot on. ✌️
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I think the money is what changes people, but that doesn't mean that rich people should be looked at as "enemies" or "evil", because let's be honest, almost everyone of us, if we were in their position, would act the same way.
What we should do, is celebrate those who can resist the effect of money on their minds, those who retain their humanity even after being rich. This will incentivise the others to at least try to change.
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I like your perspective and view. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on it.
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a great post. success is always my friend
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thanks
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You are welcome :-)
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The point is that no one is righteous in situations like this but the botton line is people are corrupt because of money except few.
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beautiful indeed.
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Power and money just shows your true character. You can't say you are generous or nice when you've never tasted power. Power and money brings out your true character. Thanks for sharing bro.
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I would agree with you. Power and money are two powerful things that show your true character.
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I think I was more generous before I made a lot of Steem. I noticed this thing happening within me, because I was poor before I found Steemit. I was always idea rich, but not a smart businesswoman....Arists, writers and philosophers have this problem usually.....they don't know how to take advantage of opportunities....so out of fear, I fear being poor again. It's a constant stuggle within, and that's part of the reason I decided to send two people to Steemit. It's like a war within, and I want to get back to being that generous person i was when I was poor. So, to be honest, giving away money represents the war within, more than just giving out of the generosity of my spirit. I am probably more like 90% of humanity....I know I am not anything like a saint, and so I go searching for those who can teach me to be better, and more aligned with the properties of water.
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that fear am going to loose all.
every man has it
just depend on how you handle it and supress it
love the fact you are truthfull
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@stellabelle, I always wonder if money does change character. I believe in the law of giving and sharing Although so many people war with their inner person when they eventually make money.
I have noticed that the greatest fear of a rich person is having to taste poverty again, so they decide to keep everything they have earn to themselves.
Others feel giving the poor is a form of extortion, so they keep their money to themselves.
I love and believe in rich and wealthy people who have a big heart to give and you are one of them...
Thanks for your humanitarian service on and outside steemit.
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the true character of a man is truly tested with either power and money
just like some genes need favorable environment to be expressed
but it depends on backgrounds and mindset
i always observe that if u are once poor there is high probability to be a more cheerful giver but at the same time some rich people who were poor before are gradually becoming a bottleneck to the poor people, thats were the mindset comes in
start thinking giving will make them loose all.
Every man has this struggle going on there mind. we just need to built resistance against them.
nice post
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Those two things power and money are man's greatest test. I believe the attitude you put up when you make wealth is actually your person which was asleep.
One thing I know brings people down the most is power, that's why politicians give thousands of promises before an election but forget about it immediately they get to power.
A wicked person is a wicked person either with $1 or 1billion dollars
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Yess bosss
Power kills faster than any disease
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Power does change you.
I have had the unfortunate encounter with this. 3 times in my life, it has happened, where I became successful - had power. - I also became a prize arrogant wanker !
The first the first time it happened to me, I walked away from it.
I vowed never to let that happen again. - It happened again - 2 more times.
I now stay away from situations that will trigger that drive in me- I know how it affect me personally.
Without any trappings (not wealth, power -a difference for me), I am much more relaxed, a nicer person generally. ie NOT a wanker.
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I believe that money doesn't change who you really are. It only brings out the real you.
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@gbenga I love you, your posts are truly point curators.
I really appreciate wonderful answers from great steemians here on your question, permit me to add a topping to great answers we have here already;
Money does not add to character because money is an external factor while character runs with our DNA, rather money is a testing barometer to individual character, if your character is good internally then money in your hand becomes a blessing to your environment but if one's character is bad internally the money in his hand becomes a torment to his environment.
Thank you.
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