Two stories about devil money

  Can money fuel passion? Someone says, if I can do something I want, that's good. If I can do something I want which can make money. It's even better! I will be more energetic because my devotion gets reward. Is that true? I heard two stories about devil money.

   The first story is actually a joke. Long time ago, there was an old man. He was retired and loved to sit on the garden and enjoy the warm sunlight every afternoon. But there were three kids who were his neigbour, they played and yelled all the time. The old man asked them to keep quiet several times but failed. He finally came up with a great trick. He gathered all three kids and said: "Hey kids!You are all cute! I love your yelling very much. Please yell as loudly as possible. I will give you sweets and pocket money for reward!" The kids overjoyed. Every afternoon, they got sweet and money from the old man and yelled. After several days, the old man gave them less amount of sweet and money.The kids knew that and were less enthused to yell. Finally, the day came. The old man asked the kids to yell but refused to pay. The kids were very angry and complained: "Why should we yell for you without any sweets!" Then the old man could finally bath in the warm, quiet and wonderful sunshine.

    The second story is quite similar. Once upon a time, there was a retired healthy old man. He liked hiking and he hiked on the mountain nearby every morning. When he stood on the mountain top and breathed the freshest air, he was fulfilled and thanked Gods for giving him life and health. One day, in the way of the mountain road, he found something shiny under the grass. He came closer and looked. It was diamond! He thought he was very lucky. After one week, he walked on the same road. He accidentally found something shinny under the grass. It was diamond again! He became crazy! Starting from that day, he waked up at drawn and rushed to the mountain. He searched through the mountain up and down. He believed it was a diamond mining camp in the old days. But after one month, he found nothing. He was depressed in every sunset. He finally abandoned his belief. After then, he slept until afternoon every day. He didn't hike any more.

   So, you can see how money can devastate passion.It can completely turn some funny, interesting activities into boring and demanding. If you have dream and want to monetize it, you may think carefully and to be aware don't let money drive your passion out. Please treasure your dream.