First of all, everyone longs for a sense of security. Sometimes women get married for security; Smart young people put their savings into pensions or long-term bonds for protection, so that when they can't work in the future, they can spend their old age on their own investments.
A senior businessman and financier said: "When I am poor, my goal is to provide myself and my family with safe living resources so that my family doesn't have to worry about the source of the next meal. In my dream, I think if I can earn 50 thousand pounds, we can live without being busy for money; This is what I originally wanted. This goal has become the biggest motivation of my youth life. As a result, I exceeded my goal and even earned 50 million pounds. "
This proves how strong the desire for security is, and the amount of wealth needed to achieve security is constantly changing. There is such a dream in one of Green's fairy tales. As long as the magic table in the story hears the command of "the table is full", it will immediately display tablecloths, plates, knives and forks, plates of barbecue and barbecue, as well as red wine. The young man at that time said to himself, "Now I have enough life." From then on, he no longer worried about the quality of food and the surplus and shortage of goods.
There is a story about sour grapes in Aesop's fables. There are many fruits on the grape trellis. They must look very sweet. A fox passed the grape trellis and couldn't help drooling. It jumped up and down many times to get delicious grapes, but after many failures, it gave up the idea of eating grapes and only said angrily, "Hum! This grape is probably sour. "
This "sour grapes" mentality is the same as the poor treating the rich as bullies. Poor people who have a stronger desire to get rich will not want to live an ordinary life, while rich people will be regarded as "sour grapes" and most of them will sneer at them. Moreover, this is a common idea of secular people. They belittle the rich because they are completely dissatisfied with their poverty.
In addition to the "sour grapes" mentality, there is a similar "sweet lemon" mentality. It should be sour lemon, once in your own hands, it is regarded as sweet and delicious lemon, which is a great satisfaction.
For such people, financial experts suggest that if you want to get rich, you must first get rid of the psychology of "sour grapes" and "sweet lemons"; Secondly, we should correct our petty behavior, such as spending money indiscriminately and buying high-end products; Finally, make a financial plan that suits you.
People who are eager to have private money can live by saving, hoping to get ready for life. This is actually the dream of retirees. They want to live by saving instead of working. Although this desire is very negative, it is very common, not limited to struggling and exhausted people.
It's really puzzling that a man with little success said, "I can retire." This kind of person actually doesn't want to retire for a moment, but thinks that he can retire if he wants to, so he will be very happy.
Exploring this illusion of retirees, we can find that it contains brilliant satisfaction. We don't have to obey people's orders or anyone's instructions.
In the whole animal world, human beings depend on others for far more time and degree than other animals. No wonder people hate dependence. We dream of economic independence in order to get rid of all kinds of dependence on others, which is a very human fantasy. Once the sense of security is established in real life, everyone is likely to go further to more exciting fun than enjoying money.
The following is a story of a tailor preparing for life:
"In my childhood, all I wanted was what others had in the same street and I didn't. I don't envy big cars because there are no big cars in my street. In my mind, being rich means having the best house in that street; The purpose is to let the whole street know that I am better than them. My dream has never been more than a beautiful house, and I have no relevant information outside the street. I don't want to be a movie star or anything, because I don't understand that. Movie stars are pure fantasy figures.
"I remember one year, when I was about 2 1 year old, a man in a beautiful suit walked down this street. I noticed that he was impressed by the casual appearance of that suit. I am a tailor, and I know how expensive this suit is. But I envy him that he can wear whatever he wants. So, he became my dream lover. I don't envy millionaires because there are no millionaires on my street. "
The strong desire for wealth is bound to overwhelm others. In real life, it is overwhelming the people around you.
At first, the dream goal may be very small: I hope to wear an expensive suit casually, instead of wearing it as a big dress with trepidation. As the desire to win grows, so does the dream. Dreamers imagine that they will return to their hometown in clothes one day, and they really put on airs in front of people.
In Drumma's play The Visit, a very rich wife returns to her birthplace. She gave her hometown a large sum of money, but asked for an old man to be crucified. Because this man fell in love with her when he was young, but later abandoned her.
This is the most common revenge dream of those who are left out, humiliated and abandoned. One day, one day ... and so on. Whether it's just to show them or to really take action, money is regarded as the power of revenge.
The hotel manager refused to give us a room to live in, or refused to let us live in the room we wanted, so we fantasized about the moment of revenge-buying the hotel and firing him.
A rich man really did such a thing: Niagos, the Greek ship king, once wanted to stay in the master suite of hotel ritz, but the manager refused, because it was reserved for Barbara houghton forever. Nias asked the broker to start buying shares in the hotel. Nearly 50% of the time, he asked the board of directors to fire the manager.
When we feel lonely and helpless, we fantasize about using money to make up for this situation. In fantasy, money is everything. Money can buy Leeds or kill lovers who change their minds.
In our society, people always talk enviously about the rumor that a rich man spends a lot of money to satisfy his little desires, which shows that we are deeply fascinated by this dream.
The story of Aladdin's magic lamp shows people's primitive love for the power of money. As long as the magic lamp is wiped clean, the scheming prime minister will be defeated, the palace will stand in front of him in the blink of an eye, the master will win the heart of the princess of Sudan, and finally he will even inherit the throne and become the king of Sudan.
In this story, Aladdin's magic lamp is similar to the mysterious power of money.
Money can also bring love. Leonie Bart, a composer, said: "Tears of a Lonely Baby is successful because I am eager for love and think that money can buy everything." I need love so much. As we all know, people who are my friends can get everything from me, and money is not a problem. I think giving expensive gifts is the easiest way to win respect ... "
In the dreams of young people, love and money have long been regarded as the same thing. According to tradition, young people should go out to struggle first and make a fortune before pursuing their beloved girl. It is said that if they can bring money back, they can get love.
In fact, girls often choose people who chase her. But we still believe that once we have money, the chances of being loved will increase accordingly.
This is not to preach the power that money can buy love, but to believe in the magical nature of money and its power to change itself.
The movie star became famous overnight, and then money poured in, and the lucky guy was even more likable. All the short history of marriage and love in the film and television circle can't change the dream of innocent girls. She thinks that if she is rich and famous, people will love her far more than she is now lukewarm.
Money can be used as a force for transformation. Some people think that money can bring about changes because money is not good. Just like Cinderella stood up from the ashes and purified herself. If we have enough money, so can we.
Indeed, money is a wonderful thing. Whoever owns it becomes the owner of what he wants. With money, you can even send your soul to heaven.
The desire for money is strange, but in fantasy, "rich me" is not only rich, but also basically like a different person, stronger, braver, more attractive, smarter and no longer fragile. Money can give a master magical power.
This further gave birth to a belief that money can bring some degree of eternal life. The aborigines in New Britain believe that the goal of acquiring great wealth (shells) is that people will lament after death and hold a feast to worship him.
Money can make people great and unforgettable. For example, Nobel is remembered for his prize money, and Ford is often mentioned for his fund. 1933, thomas watson, the founder of, said bluntly, "I want you to know that this company will exist forever."
Even if life really can't last forever, at least there is a "good life" at this moment. Playboy magazine carefully lists these dreams month after month, because Hefner, the founder, obviously lives that dream life, thus effectively isolating life from self-doubt and anxiety.
Judging from the number of readers of Playboy magazine, the dream of that kind of life has greatly exceeded our imagination.
The content of a beautiful dream is to live in the arms of luxury, and the origin of this desire comes from the comfortable state of children in the arms of their mothers.
With money, we can lose all our jobs, avoid heavy drudgery and pursue happiness wholeheartedly. Money is the source of human happiness.
Lola Müller, a novelist and TV screenwriter, said, "It is very enjoyable to spend a two-week holiday in an exquisite hotel in the south of France. This inevitably makes people think that if this life can be extended indefinitely, it will be very happy. This is not necessarily the case, but everyone thinks so, so they sigh: alas! If only we could live like this all the time! "
Finally, if the luxury life has changed in expectation, there will be a more satisfying dream-to be the greatest person.
There was a man who used to be a waiter. He opened his own restaurant, and the business is very good. Then he wanted to own the biggest hotel chain in the area, and he didn't even say why.
"Only if you become a general, you want to be the greatest general, don't you?" He said.
Napoleon's ambition was not limited to the military. Dreamers imagine that their tax collection circles are all over the world-newspaper networks, radio stations, television networks, paper mills, insurance companies, car rental companies, banks, airlines, oil fields, cinemas, restaurants and supermarkets. He wants everything.
Dreams are too big, and the desire to pursue money will never stop unless the mind is finally horrified by its insatiable greed.