Hello Financial Healers,
Today we’ll discuss an internal battle that many face: the fear that financial success will corrupt.
Used in righteous hands, money can do much good.
In the wrong hands, money is a nightmare.
(We’ll talk more about this in our group coaching session later today at 3:30 PM [CA time]. Join us if you’re a premium subscriber.)
In other news…
The Oscars were Sunday night.
Huh?
I know. I missed it, too.
You might as well have told me there was a ladybug convention. (Do those exist?)
Point is…
… Hollywood produces a lot of culture.
This culture educates the population on many topics, including wealth.
So, what does the industry say about riches?
I’ll give you a hint: not favorable.
Two movies I saw recently showed what I believe Hollywood thinks about the wealthy.
While the stories followed different plots, the message was the same: Rich people bad. Poor people good.
Why is this belief so popular?
Hollywood is a powerful influencer on the planet.
Its ability to mold generations is unparalleled.
For whatever reason, Hollywood has shifted its animosity to the wealthy class, giving the population a place to aim their grievances.
George Orwell called this the Two Minutes Hate in 1984.
Humanity loves a villain. If someone is to blame, that person can be extinguished (and the problems along with them).
In this case, Hollywood is targeting the wealthy and perpetuating a lie, that having more money makes you evil.
But if that were true, prosperous individuals from the Bible would have to be discounted (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob/Israel, Joseph, David, and Solomon, to name a few).
Money is a tool.
Like anything else.
It has no moral compass on its own.
A righteous man or woman can do immense good with money.
Solomon wrote:
The blessing of the LORD makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
— Proverbs 10:22 ESV
Instead of giving into Hollywood’s cynicism, let’s learn how the wealthy think.
Apply their principles to how we live, so we, too, can experience blessing.
P.S: one of the best studies I’ve found on how wealthy think is Dr. Thomas Stanley’s, The Millionaire Mind. Check it out here, if you’re interested.
God bless your Prosperous Soul,
Stephen K. De Silva
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