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The Importance of Money in Life

What were you taught about money as you were growing up? Something like "money doesn't grow on trees", or "money is the root of all evil", or maybe "all rich people are greedy"?

Well, how do you expect to become a success financially if you believe these things? You attract into your life what you are thinking about and what you believe. If you think there is not enough money in this world for everyone you will never have enough money. That is called the Law of Attraction.

First of all, believing that "money doesn't grow on trees" is an example of what's called lack or scarcity programming. Our parents taught us that there was never enough money to go around, and that it was not readily available or abundant. But in truth, the universe is very abundant, and there is lots of money to go around for everyone. Just think what you could do if you have as much money as your heart desires What wonderful things you could do with it: travel to the countries you have always dreamt of, buy a house you are even scared to think about, attend meditation classes so you could spiritually grow, donate money to your favorite charity, spend more quality time with your family, and the list goes on.

The key is to start thinking that you deserve the money and that there is lots of it available for you, and then you can start attracting it into your life. That's abundance thinking, which is the opposite of lack or scarcity thinking. When you start thinking about the abundance the Law of Attraction will do the rest. You do not need to know how it is going to happen. Just make the first step, first thought. Starting is already winning.

And what about thinking that "money is the root of all evil"? Can you really expect to become a success if you believe that money is the root of all evil? Unless you have a desire to be an evil person, your subconscious will not let you have money if you believe deep down that it is the root of all evil.

 By the way, that quote is taken out of context in the first place. It was originally stated as "the love of money is the root of all evil". So it has nothing to do with the money itself.

Now that you understand that, you can start to think that money is in fact good. You can help people with money. You can stimulate the economy with money. Even the most kind-hearted spiritual person, who says they don't need money, can do more to make the world a better place with money than without it.

And what about thinking that "all rich people are greedy"? Well, that creates us versus them, whereby you have labeled all of "them" greedy in your mind. You, on the other hand, are very giving in your mind. That's why you don't have money, because you're not greedy.

Sure, there must be some rich people in the world who are greedy. But there are also poor people who are greedy. There are both rich and poor people who are very giving as well. The amount of money you have has nothing to do with these character traits.

In fact, a lot of rich people got there by not being greedy. Having a giving attitude opens up a flow of money that often brings them more. You will find the same thing: give away money joyfully to a friend, and notice that it comes back to you in some other form. The world needs to be a balance of give and take, and being joyful both as you give and receive will ensure that you always go with the flow.

And changing your mindset from what you were taught as a child to a healthier view of money will allow you to become the financial success you deserve to be, to become the real you.

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金钱在生活中的重要性

在你的成长过程中，教育你该如何看待金钱？比方说“钱不是长在树上的”，或是“金钱是万恶之源”，可能或是“所有的富人都是贪婪的”?

那么，如果你相信这些，你是如何期待获得经济上的成功呢?你所想的和你所相信的会吸引到你的人生中。如果你认为在这个世界上没有为每个人准备足够的钱，那么你就永远不会有足够的钱。这就是吸引定律。

首先，相信“钱不是长在树上的”，这是一个所谓的缺乏规划的例子。我们的父母教育我们世上没有足够的钱，而且钱不能轻而易举地得到，也不会很充裕。但是事实上，宇宙之大，是有充足的钱为每个人的。设想一下，如果你拥有和你的心中想得到的一样多的金钱，你会做些什么？你可以用它做很多美好的事情:到你一直梦想去的国家旅行，购买一栋你从不敢想的房子，参加冥想课程来提升精神成长，为你喜爱的慈善机构捐款，和你的家人一起度过更有意义的时光，这个清单还可以继续列下去。

关键是你要开始思考你值得拥有这些钱，而且这些钱可以为你所用，然后你就能够吸引钱财到你的生命中来。大量的思考，这是与缺乏思考相对立的。当你开始无限思考的时候，吸引定律会完成剩下的部分。你不需要知道他将怎样发生。只要你迈出这第一步，首先思考。开始就已经赢得成功。

那该如何看待“金钱是万恶之源”？如果你相信金钱是万恶之源，你会真的希望获得成功吗？如果你从心底认同金钱是万恶之源，那么除非你想当个恶人，否则，你的潜意识就不会让你有钱。

顺便说一下，首先这句引用语是原话的一部分。它原本是说“贪财是万恶之源”。所以这跟金钱本身没什么关系。

既然你明白了这一点，你就可以开始认为金钱其实是个好东西。你可以用钱来帮助别人。你可以用钱来刺激经济。甚至是心灵最善良的，常说他们不需要钱的人，能够用钱让这个世界变得更加美好。

那如何看待“所有的富人都是贪婪的”？其实，导致我们对他们心生抵触的原因，是你思想上给“他们”贴了贪婪的标签。另一方面，你在你头脑里太大方了。这就是为什么你没有钱，因为你不贪心。

当然，这世上肯定有些非常贪婪的富人。但是，也有些穷人也很贪婪。同样，不管是富人还是穷人也有很慷慨大方的。所以你有多少钱和你自身的性格特点没什么关系。

事实上，很多富人并不是因为贪婪而获得财富。拥有一个给予的态度经常能给他们带来更多流动的钱。

你会发现同样的情况:快乐地赠与朋友金钱，并注意到它会以其他形式回到你身边。在这世上，给予和接受是需要相互平衡的，只有乐于接受，同时也乐于给予，オ能保证你永远不会为钱发愁。

改变你儿时被教育的观念模式，树立一个更健康的金钱观，这会让你获得你本应得到的经济上的成功，做一个真实的自己。