There's a popular idea that money corrupts people.
But often money doesn't create a person. It turns up the volume on what's already there.
The generous gain more ways to give.
The anxious find more things to lose.
The freedom-loving buy back their time.
The status-hungry buy proof of their worth.
So a more interesting question than "how much money do I want?" is:
"Who would I become if tomorrow I had enough?"
Sometimes a person wants a million when what they actually want is permission to finally start living.
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