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One of the most rewarding things about blogging is getting to "meet" people online. Reading comments from readers and replying to them is the most rewarding bit about blogging, I feel.
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In recent weeks, a reader, EY, has been very regular in leaving comments in my blog. A great sense of humour and a sparkling style characterise her writing. Her comments are little gems which never fail to make me smile or chuckle. After my many requests, here is her first and, I hope, not last blog post as a guest contributor in ASSI.
In case you are wondering, no, I did not conduct an interview. The entire episode was conjured up by EY. I hope you enjoy reading the following as much as I did:
Money talk,
money laugh!
All things are not created equal.
Money too. In our complicated world, discrimination has to have its way. So money
can’t just be money. It has to be good or bad, smart or dumb, clean or filthy,
quick or slow, or simply put, it has to be juxtaposed. Money, in all its forms,
has the largest contingent of believers and is capable of capturing the
imagination and the souls of the young and the old, the hot-blooded and the
bold. So for this first guest post (and maybe the only one!), AK and I should
have a no-holds-barred money talk. I’ll be brutally honest and unabashedly
irreverent, just so you would walk away with the last laugh.
AK: What are your views on money?
EY: Money is the loot of all
beavers. Everyone would like to have some stashed away and all of us would love
to have them grow on trees!
AK: Is there a difference between good money and bad money? How to tell
them apart?
EY: Of course, there is. Good money is the tragic hero that dies young.
For no fault of his, he is often thrown after bad money and always dies an
untimely death. While both are in the gaseous state after evaporation, good
money tends to have a few more water droplets crystalising from the tears of
the heart that has gone chilled.
AK: Which kind of money is most sought after?
EY: This is a difficult question. It
depends on individual preferences, I guess. But there is no dispute that hot
money goes places, for sexy is hard to resist.
It loves attention and has earned the celebrity status. Just be mindful
it always sings to the tune that nothing lasts forever. On the other hand, money
with hygiene issues is frowned upon by most.
But it is adored no less by opportunists looking to indulge in their
washing fetish that would make it cleaner than clean. And then, there are many
who think that size matters. Big money
beats small money hands down. But big
money is said to belong to the losers for every one claims he has lost it
before. Borrowed money is the most learned of them all. It chooses to work only for the rich to get
enrolled into every asset class. Coffee money is the most eloquent and it speaks
the hardest truth. But it has the bad habit of tooting the loudest under the
table too. Quick money has its appeal if it is not always in a rush. It promises
many spins like the roller coaster and never fails to take you back to where
you begin. Then there is also this one kind that plays hard-to-get. It has no
charms whatsoever and is only good at making you sweat and toil. It used to be
faithful but now, it is only honest, at best. But if you ask me, I find prize
money most attractive. I love its effortless beauty and the big bow that steals
the show!
AK: So, what would you do to accumulate more money?
EY: Buy more clothes with deep pockets and more
shoes to walk the talk.
AK: What are your parting words to the readers of ASSI?
EY:
Thanks a bunch for the air time and I’ll like to share my favourite
quote. Live every moment, laugh every day, and love beyond words. And in this
context, it can be interpreted as live every moment for money to find you
anytime, laugh every day to the bank, and love beyond words because money is on
the other end!
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