By Matata Mercy
Our society has brainwashed us to the extent that we are defined by what we do, how much we earn, and many other labels that are given to us.
When you are wealthy and have lots of money, you are either called a billionare or a millionaire. Just imagine you are being introduced by a friend of yours to other people at a party. He might say this is Bill Gates, he is a billionaire.
Others are defined by the positions that they hold at their places of work. One might say, this is my friend Arnold, he is the Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft.
That is how our society has found away of attaching value to us. But the things that we are attached to are actually temporary.
The job tittles change over time or worse still you might lose your job. Your networth can change and you cease being a billionaire or millionaire.
What happens when change sweeps past you and you have only defined yourself by that tittle at your place of work or you are used to being called a billionaire or millionaire.
Will you hide from the world when you are broke? Will you stop socializing and attending events? What will you do?
One thing i have come to realize is that you can actually have a peace of mind if you root yourself into principles that are timeless.
Things like offering service to others, inspiring others, helping the needy. These are things that are permanent and will not change.
Instead of attaching yourself to wealth or tittles why not focus on the good things like service, love and inspiring others.
These are principles that are permanent. It does not matter how much money you have in the bank, you can inspire people, you can provide a service whether you are broke or not.
So next time you are told to introduce yourself you can as well say, i motivate people to achieve their goals.
If you are working at Google instead of introducing yourself as the chief technology officer of Google, you can as well say I help in organizing the world's information at Google.
When you lose your position as the Chief technology Officer at Google and you meet that same person you introduced yourself to, you will not feel bad. Good luck.
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