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Comprehension:(Que No. 91 - 99)
Read the passage given below and answer the questions/ complete the statements.
Every time someone asks me what level of corpus, they should amass so that can retire, my answer is, "you will never be able to retire". This is because if he is seeking security in a number (an amount of money) he will never get it. There is nothing in the nature of the money that can give us security in life.
One of the founding fathers of America, Banjamin Franklin, had very rightly said, "Money never made happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one”.
In the above quote, instead of ‘happiness’ read ‘security’. While it is true that we need money to meet our basic needs of food, clothing, and shelter, once those are satisfied money will not be able to solve any of our problems.
Recently, I came across the interesting case of Meenaben and Purshottambhai. This couple had been living in the USA for over 40 years. They had two sons who were well settled and living independently. Over the years, the couple had accumulated substantial wealth. They had a palatial house, four cars, properties in the USA as well as India and many other assets.
About five months ago, Meenaben had a severe paralysis attack. She is bedridden now. But they do not have enough social support in that country. Purshottambhai explained, "We always thought money would give us everything. We thought that with money, we would be able to purchase all services we may need to live happily. Therefore, we did not pay attention to other aspects of life such as social connections or service to the community. We thought money would give us all."
Read the passage given below and answer the questions/ complete the statements.
Every time someone asks me what level of corpus, they should amass so that can retire, my answer is, "you will never be able to retire". This is because if he is seeking security in a number (an amount of money) he will never get it. There is nothing in the nature of the money that can give us security in life.
One of the founding fathers of America, Banjamin Franklin, had very rightly said, "Money never made happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one”.
In the above quote, instead of ‘happiness’ read ‘security’. While it is true that we need money to meet our basic needs of food, clothing, and shelter, once those are satisfied money will not be able to solve any of our problems.
Recently, I came across the interesting case of Meenaben and Purshottambhai. This couple had been living in the USA for over 40 years. They had two sons who were well settled and living independently. Over the years, the couple had accumulated substantial wealth. They had a palatial house, four cars, properties in the USA as well as India and many other assets.
About five months ago, Meenaben had a severe paralysis attack. She is bedridden now. But they do not have enough social support in that country. Purshottambhai explained, "We always thought money would give us everything. We thought that with money, we would be able to purchase all services we may need to live happily. Therefore, we did not pay attention to other aspects of life such as social connections or service to the community. We thought money would give us all."
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