There are two metaphors that I’ve learned to comprehend: money and tree. Coincidentally, both are mentioned in the Holy Bible as matters to deal with extreme care. Let’s take a quick look at each:
Money
There’s a well known verse in the Bible: “You cannot be the slave of two masters! You will like one more than the other or be more loyal to one than the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” – Mathew 6:24. But there are plenty of references elsewhere to ‘money’ in the Bible, even in the parables by Jesus. In fact, there were numerous references that touch upon wealth and money alone. (I’ll be devoting some time to go through them in future editions of MoneyTree).
Tree
Did you know there were two trees in the Garden of Eden: The Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge (of good and evil). Adam and Eve were forbidden by God to eat from the Tree of Knowledge. Later on in Revelations (another book of the Bible) as well as other books, the Tree of Life is referred to giving eternal life… meaning Jesus Christ. So with this paradoxical nature of trees… one for knowledge and the other for life – we are given the freedom to choose.
But for those who are not spiritually inclined – there is the story of the real ‘money tree’ plant (technically called Pachira Aquatica), with its roots in Taiwan. It goes along the lines of an old farmer who worked so hard all his life and never really prospered. One day, he noticed a particular plant near his field – he hadn’t seen such a plant before, so he took it home to grow, he found that it was resilient, and hardly needed any water. He grew some more from its seeds and sold it to the local market where it was a big success because of the belief that it brought luck or good fortune. And so the myth was born, that if you had the money tree – you’d be lucky and have great fortune. Ironically, that farmer did become rich by selling thousands of money tree plants!
What does that spell out? MoneyTree – the freedom to chose what you do with your life and money. So here’s wishing you – as readers of the MoneyTree – lots of money and enjoyable life!
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