>_< Rich not Beautiful

A few minutes ago a co-worker said something intriguing to me. Out of nowhere, in the midst of all our samples and instrumentation she said, "Man if we were only born rich, and not beautiful we wouldn't have to work so hard." Of course I agreed, because right off the bat who wouldn't want to be rich? Not incredibly rich, but more well off than the average higher than middle class family. I know that sentence involved a lot of hierarchical thought, but bear with me. I don't consider myself nor my family rich, but we certainly are well to do. I grew up with the right values and morals in mind when it came to money. I knew what we could and could not afford so in turn I knew what I could and could not have. Snacks from the super market? Sure. New video game every year? No problem! (Keep in mind I did say YEAR). New TV, gadgets, car, electronics? No way. Not in short intervals of time anyway. I believe I was a good kid, asking when I felt I deserved something as a reward, didn't whine too much if I couldn't get what I wanted. So I guess you could say I lived in a really sugar coated upper middle class life style. Nowadays I'm pretty stingy with my money since I'm trying to grow out of my parents wallet. I work hard for the money I earn. All tangents aside, let's get back to real reason why this post is going up. What WOULD happen if I were born rich, and not beautiful? Let's get started.

Let me start off by saying I know the second half of the phrase is just a way to positively reinforce something we don't have. Acknowledging the fact that we don't have money doesn't seem so bad since we deem ourselves beautiful. Really you can just put any positive adjective there and it would be ok. All this phrase really comes down to is "If we were born rich..." So what if? I believe that I hold a lot of my better morals, the ones that run deep, because I wasn't rich. A good handful might agree that we appreciate the little things more than those who are born into money. For me, that's all that it really comes down to. I have this notion, whether it be true or not, that those who are born into a huge mound of cash are just... unappreciative of what they have. It really isn't their fault either. For one reason or another, they were blessed with a lavish lifestyle, and the freedom to make and implement their own choices without thinking about the repercussions. Consequently, they don't really understand what its like to earn your own money. Imagine if you will a small child getting handed a crisp twenty dollar bill for spending the week doing hard labor. If he/she used that money later on to buy a doll/action figure, you could bet that he/she would give their life to make sure it stays clean and do what he/she can to make sure that toy lasts forever. I feel kind of the same about some things of my own. Someone who has the money may not. The difference here is what that object means to the owner. The hard worker sees the hard work reflected upon the object, where as the rich kid just sees an object. It doens't have to be a child either. An adult whose worked for years paying off a car or a house may appreciate it more than someone who just... bought one.

With a decrease in appreciation on certain things, certain morals become skewed. Ideals of sharing and caring won't become what they should. This is all saying with bias of course. I was never really introduced to a snobby rich kid like you see in childrens television. There could be those with a heart of gold, but to me I feel that living that kind of lifestyle doesn't expose you to what is actually going on in the world, and so the world that they live in becomes so enclosed to negativity that all their morals/ideals are beased off of how much money is left in their bank account.

I felt like I was going to wrtie so much more about this topic. Also, I was going to really dive in deep in trying to see things the other way... perhaps if you weren't born rich... just beautiful? Maybe another time.

ta ta kids