donut, each for five nt.
i was wondering how much she could make for each
with such solid quality and sugar on it.
how much could she earn each day? at first, i kinda felt sorry for her,
for she had to lead a hard life standing at the donut stand all day.
however, after i saw the fulfilled, genuine smile on her face with
repeated "thank you so much, thank you, thanks" coming out of her mouth,
i found myself condescending, or even arrogant and pathetic.
apparently, she was happy with the job at hand.
so i asked myself, "Do you have a happier life making easy money?"
"when was the last time you volunteered or gave free tutoring?"
"Do you really have peace in mind when you find you have worked extra hours?"
"What is your top priority as for as your career is concerned?"
"Is it the quality of your output, or the pursuit of the maximum profit?"
it seemed no matter how hard i fought for each penny, i never felt enough.
I didn't feel content, for in my mind i kept seeing a picture where
a majority of people out there only used money to make money and the amount
was often beyond my lifetime earnings. As a result, i was getting more and
more cynical. i stared complaining about what I didn't have while forgetting
what i was capable of to make a lot of people's lives better.
I forgot that the very goal of my life was to enrich myself so that i could
benefit others, rather than just be rich. I was so meticulous about my cut
of the profit, which did no good to me but made me greedier. The greed ended
up bankrupting me financially as well as spiritually. Only when I was
broke did I realize I needed a new way of life, and that needed to be realized
without delay.
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