A Survival Guide for Life by Bear Grylls

Author:Bear Grylls
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780062271976
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2013-05-07T16:00:00+00:00

We live in a society where success is often (and falsely) determined by how much money we earn. Our culture values money way too highly, and here’s why.

The Rich List that gets published each year sends out the message that having more money than the next person is something to aspire to. This has led to a culture where – once we have grabbed hold of whatever money we can – we hold on to it as tightly as possible. . .or else!

This same culture says that if you give it away then you will simply end up poorer. But the little-known secret of money is that it really works in reverse: it is only when a person starts to give away what he has that he begins to gain riches far beyond mere coins.

Let me tell you, accumulating and clinging tightly on to money will never make you happy. In fact, if that is your focus and your reaction to money, it will eat you up and make your life a neurotic misery. I have seen it too often.

Money is like a mirror: it reveals what sort of person we really are. That is where the real value of money lies – to distinguish the character of its owner.

Money is also like a river, and rivers need to flow or they die. When you dam up a stream, the water soon becomes stagnant. Likewise with money: stop moving it along or giving it away and helping others, and the money starts to go stagnant.

It first goes murky, then it dies.

Money has to be shared lightly, given generously, and used to enrich not just your life, but those of all around you. Only then does money have power.

Finally, money is like a butterfly: hold on to it too tightly and you kill it. Light hands, and a generous, free spirit, will make the butterfly soar, spreading joy and light wherever it lands.

It’s not how much money you have that matters, it’s what you do with it. That’s how to become really rich.

Let me give you an example of someone who is ridiculously rich, in every sense of the word. Let me introduce you to Dave.

This is how Dave works: whenever he comes across great, everyday people, whoever they are – whether it’s a shy 17-year-old just leaving school with a longing to visit his absent father who now lives in Canada; or a plumber who has worked beyond the call of duty, been respectful and diligent, but who rarely gets to see his kids as he works so hard; or a single mother, a friend of a friend, who is struggling to balance a million things and multiple jobs and wishes she could treat her kids to something nice – Dave steps in. A bit like Superman!

You see, Dave has worked hard in his life, and been rewarded with great wealth, but through it all he has learnt something far greater: that great wealth doesn’t make you rich unless you do great things with it.

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