We are
all born into genius. Sadly, most of us die in mediocrity. I am going to die
one day. We all are going to someday shed our earthly bodies and leave for
another voyage – the journey of the soul. But then, does the journey of the
soul begin when we actually die physically. Is the soul actually alive when
we are here on this planet?
A child
knows what it wants to accomplish in life. At that point, everything is clear
and everything seems possible. As children, we are not afraid to dream and
yearn for everything. But, as time passes, a mysterious force begins to
convince us that it is not possible. By repeating the same pattern again and
again, are we moving towards the death of our very soul?
Everybody
has a ‘personal calling’. This is the promise between God and us. It is the
promise each one of us makes to God before embarking on our earthly journey. Whoever
you are, you have a personal calling, a desire that originated in your soul.
This is clearly your mission on earth; the purpose of your very existence on
this planet.
Everything
is this world is mysteriously linked to other things – some visible, some
invisible. Consider the example of the relationship between man and money.
In the golden old days there used to be no money. Goods and services used to be
exchanged for goods and services. However, with the invention of “paper
currency” the relationship between man and money has totally changed. The
creator himself has become the slave of its creation!
The world
is moving forward technologically but we humans are moving backwards
financially. We may have all modern facilities like online banking and
investing, credit and debit cards, access to financial information, easy loan
facilities but our financial knowledge is diminishing. Today, we see young
educated people earning very good income but then not able to protect their
money from financial predators, they pay everybody like the government, banks,
electricity bills, telephone bills, children school fees etc but forget to pay
themselves via surplus budget, don’t know when to cut spending and when to
spend to get rich, have no protection in the form of financial insurance, are
not aware of the difference between saving and investing, buy liabilities
mistaking it to be assets with negative leverage which puts them in the web of
unnecessary avoidable recurring expenses which then sadly makes them “slaves
of money” for life – wage slave of the employer, tax slave of the government
and loan slave of the bank.
The only
thing certain about money is that it is uncertain. There is a need to unravel
the mysterious behaviour of money and reveal its deepest secret rules.
Money is the only thing which is available in abundant in the world today, it
is available at the free will of the government and how fast their printing
machines can function. The poor work for a living, the middle class get into
debt and keep working for money while the rich make their and other people’s
money work for themselves. We need to learn to make our as well as other people’s
money work for us. When you achieve financial independence, you can live a
personal debt-free life, enjoy your retirement, spend without feeling guilty
and leave your legacy. Someone needs to make you retire from your work as
your money will start working for you.
Perhaps
its my personal calling and duty of the soul to make you realize your
relationship with money, your life and introduce you to your highest self and
inner soul purpose.
But then,
do we have the courage to live our life and attain our highest goals? Or do we
start believing in the greatest lie? We reach a certain point in our lives when
we lose control of what’s happening to us and our lives become controlled by
fate. We begin to talk like those around us -- we walk like them, work like
them and live like them. This is the world’s greatest lie.
We are
all trained in this world to live a lie and let our soul perish while still
physically alive.
To keep
our soul alive, we need to let our physical mind and body take some risks.
Each one of us needs to do something that is sometimes scary – physically or
mentally – because it brings out the very essence of our existence and enriches
the soul. While doing so, there will no doubt be certain experiences that try
to derail us from achieving our highest self.
People:
Choose your companions with care. So many of the good souls on earth have lost
their way in the crowd. They have forgotten the real purpose of their
existence. The more you worry about being applauded by others and
making money, the less you’ll focus on doing the great work that will generate
applause and make you money. To double your net worth, double your
self-worth because you will never exceed the height of your self-image.
Love:
This is a very powerful force and bonds each one of us strongly to the world.
We are influenced by ties of love to move in certain directions in life. Those
who love us will always want us to move in the right direction. But to many of
our loved ones, the right direction is the tried and tested direction of the
world. They may not recognize their own journey and may misguide us as
well. Don’t allow love to weaken you. Instead, use it to light your own
true path. And guide your loved ones to discover their soul’s true
journey.
Money:
Whether you like it or not, money is a powerful drug that can make or
break you. It is a medium of exchange and a store of value. It has lot of
energy. If you don’t know the 10 Commandments for Financial Freedom, you
are likely to face both problems of scarcity as well as of excess money. Recognize
your relationship with money. If you don’t become its master and achieve
financial freedom, it can become the most formidable wall on your path to true
success.
Fear of
Failure: Every journey has its ups and downs and life is no exception. It
will be full of hits and misses. Sometimes, even after doing everything right,
you might still fail to achieve your goal. But so long as there is life,
there is hope of success. Remember that there is no true failure except that of
no longer trying. If you really want to achieve true lasting success, then
learn to “fail forward,” i.e. move ahead from initial failures to ultimate
success. People who “finally succeed” embrace failures as their friends,
learn from their negative experiences and don’t repeat them. So my friends,
don’t let initial failure derail you from your journey towards fulfilling the
purpose of your soul.
Lack of
Appreciation: When you don’t behave like others, when
you don’t walk on the path selected by others, it is likely that people will
not appreciate you initially. The one’s who don’t answer their own callings
can’t really appreciate your calling. Think of the musician who is sitting at
the corner of a party hall and playing his music. People are walking around,
talking around, eating around and making merry but nobody cares to listen to
his music. Nobody appreciates his music. Nobody is listening to his music. But
this is not completely true. God is listening to his music. God is enjoying his
music. He is playing the music for God by answering his personal calling. And
when his soul unites with that of God, it’s a matter of time before ordinary
souls, mortal humans, are attracted to him and his work strikes a chord with
the whole universe.
Sometimes
in life something changes, sometimes in life some world changing thing happens,
sometimes in life visionaries see the impossible as inevitable, sometimes in
life someone dares to go where no one’s gone and leave a trail of excellence
behind, sometimes in life an individual listens to their personal calling
following the path which God had selected for them on earth, sometimes in a
generation someone dares to believe that the things that are hardest to do are
often the things that are the best to do, sometimes some person does something
which touches numerous people and once in a lifetime a book like “Mad
Money Journey” is conceptualized and written which touches the heart of
readers and critics alike.
I have
listened to the calling of my soul. Through my book Mad Money
Journey, it is my destiny to help you discover your destiny. It is
my purpose to teach you the relation between man and money. It is my
mission to take you on a life-changing expedition across countries, cultures
and professions, where you are bound to experience joy and fear and discover
the very purpose of your existence on this planet.
Do write
to me about how you were freed from the shackles of money, how you were
introduced to your soul’s mission, and how you are now on the correct path towards
achieving it. I can be reached at mehrabirani10@gmail.com or follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RealMehrabIrani
and my Facebook page is www.facebook.com/mehrab.irani14
Let us
start a community of soul searchers.
