Rich or Poor...it is your fate???

@ryanong (9665)
Vietnam
June 7, 2012 2:57am CST
This morning some colleagues in my office have a discussion about the connection between an occupation and money. Many people get a good income when they work in banks. Business men may have a good income also. However, currently estate and construction business are not really good and many companies of that field are out of business. Teacher and researchers like us have a low income only, etc... After discussing for a while, their conclusion is bank officers have a stable and high income even though inflation of the economy is high. Some of them regret that they did choose wrong career. If they did choose to study and then work in banks now, they would have good income and be the rich later. However, i know clearly that they may not change their career later... Being poor or rich is our fate?
9 responses
@lampar (7584)
• United States
7 Jun 12
It is not your fate if you are poor or rich. It is those crooked millionaire bankers and wealthy politicians want you to believe it is your fate when you are poor so that they can continue to rip you off from enjoying your hard earned dollars in order to further fatten their pocket books and living trust. Most of the hyper inflation rate and bad economy situation in our world today is the result of corrupt politicians' failed economic policy and greedy banking culture that created easy credit bubble in the market place. It is just part of the elaborate magic scam these elites pull out of their hats to further enrich themselves. Fate doesn't decide you are poor or rich, but your intelligent, academic achievement, experience and williness to work hard determine your fortune.
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• South Africa
7 Jun 12
I have never really believed that one is is ones fate to be rich or poor for that matter. You destiny is in your hands and you are the only one that can shape it be the way that you want it. There are people who have worked hard enough and deserve the pleasures and comforts that life has to offer them and you can deny them that respect. There are occassionally those situation that makes you feel riches just fell onto other people's laps but there's nothing we can do about it.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
8 Jun 12
I agree with Lampar too, our intelligent, academic achievement, experience and willingness to work hard determine our fortune. ... Most you guys in here don't think being poor or rich is our fate...I don't believe it also...but why i am still poor even though i work hard??? Umh...i may don't have talent in making money...
@Celanith (2327)
• United States
13 Jun 12
It is not always someone's fault they are poor. A lot of circumstances contribute to poverty, #1. is the greed and selfish and theft of others toward fellow humans. #2. You cannot forsee lay offs and downsizing, #3. Getting a Master or even a docorate degree is NOT going to guarentee you a good job or any job. #5. Illness and injury can lead to poverty through no fault of your own. Someone comes to work sick and you get sick and your health and dna genes are not as strong as theirs to resist illness. Someone can cause you to have an accident. Someone can hit you with a car not because you were not careful because they were not careful or paying attention to driving and cause you to be crippled for life and they often do not have auto insurance. Happened to a family I know. Now he cannot work at all. The man had no auto insurance and no money either to pay. It can be fate that causes poverty. People rob you and take things from you, sell jobs over seas. There are not always jobs out there anymore for everyone no matter what their degree or education is. The government can change laws and regulations causing job loss and age often plays a part and people won't hire you because they think your to old or to young. Sure you can find work often but the pay is poor, no other benefits and no one cares. Fate often plays a role and anyone who thinks not has their head in the sand and totally ignorant until it happens to them. They look noses down on poor labeling them and deciding they are lazy or shiftless when they worked hard and were robbed due to greed, health, other people,laws changes or more. So yes fate does play a big role.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
13 Jun 12
Thank you so much for your sharing. Sometime i think it is a fate..because we tried out best to do but something happens to us by accident and we didn't expect it...then it is a fate. Many guys told me that, should work hard and one day we can be richer...i don't think so...many people in here work very hard everyday but their income just enough for living only. And when they are in sickness...no money for it also...then what is a reason? a fate?
@sajidnsr (43)
• Pakistan
8 Jun 12
Yes to some extend it depends upon your luck or fate...entire life is depended upon the fate we are with...but there are always some moments in life when you take the right or wrong decision/opportunity, your life changes altogether and then its very difficult to roll back. SO, hard work and fate go together...
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
8 Jun 12
You are right...someone get many good chances in their life and just catch 1 chance in time, they could be the rich. But someone never get any good chance entire of their life even though they work hard, put all effort to make money too and they are still poor. I can't explain it clearly...but somehow..i think it is a fate...
• Philippines
8 Jun 12
Theres still other work that makes us rich if we work hard for it though sticking to just an employee either an officer nor regular employee will not be enough to make us rich unless those officer who work in government but then having our own business will also help us become rich or we marrytoa richperson of course being richis all depends to us, some are just contented with what they have so they prefer to just stay in the company even if the salary is low thinking its more btter than be unemployed since its noteasy also to find new job. on the other hand some are not scare to leave their job and try to look for better one like those who went abroad. though no matter what, being poor nor rich as long as we are rich in love and rich in friendship and as long as we have savings to help us whenever we are in need then its ok what matter is we have job to support our day to day life and yet being happy than those big boss business owner whom i guess cant even smile coz they are thinkingtoo much about their business and work and no time for themselves and fortheir family.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
8 Jun 12
Thank you so much for your sharing ... You are right, some guys just focuses on making money then they are rich in money but poor with love and happiness of marriage life... However, it is not easy to balance all, and not many people can do it also, i think. Of course I really don't want to get a thinking that my fate is i am poor forever... I still do believe that if i work hard, always try to get a chance to make more money...then one day i am not poor any more...
@hestylim (1210)
• Indonesia
8 Jun 12
being poor and rich isn't our fate. It is us that make us poor or rich. Each one of us has different fortune. So, believe in yourself and do what you wanna do.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
8 Jun 12
Huh? i am confused now...Fortune and fate are similar, right?
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
8 Jun 12
It's our choice actually. We are given the right to choose so what we have to do now is practice the right to choose wisely.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
8 Jun 12
Choice? hmm...somehow you are right too...all we did we have a choice to do it or not...and we are the rich or not based on a consequence of our choice...
@hestylim (1210)
• Indonesia
8 Jun 12
being poor and rich isn't our fate. It is us that make us poor or rich. Each one of us has different fortune. So, believe in yourself and do what you wanna do.
@hestylim (1210)
• Indonesia
8 Jun 12
being poor and rich isn't our fate. It is us that make us poor or rich. Each one of us has different fortune. So, believe in yourself and do what you wanna do.
• India
7 Jun 12
i dont think that Being poor or rich is our fate. There are some people who really shined in every professions and become very rich. Even though your job is not giving high salary, you can do some side businesses and increase your income and so become more rich. I think you should have a strong desire to become rich and has to work for that. you want get money simply sitting in home.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
8 Jun 12
ya, you are right...most people in here do multi-works to earn money because salary is not high and living fee is expensive...They work hard....but could not adapt high prices, high inflation in here..so that their living is really hard...