Money hasno memory. Experience has…

You willnever know what the total cost of your education was, but for a lifetime youwill recall and relive the memories of schools and colleges. Few years fromnow, you will forget the amount you paid to settle the hospitalization bill,but will ever cherish having saved your mother's life or the life you get to livewith the just born. You won't remember the cost of your honeymoon, but to thelast breath remember the experiences of the bliss of togetherness. Money has nomemory. Experience has.

Good times and bad times, times of prosperity and times of poverty, times whenthe future looked so secure and times when you didn't know from where thetomorrow will come… life has been in one way or the other a roller-coaster ridefor everyone. Beyond all that abundance and beyond all that deprivation, whatremains is the memory of experiences. Sometimes the wallet was full… sometimeseven the pocket was empty. There was enough and you still had reasons to frown.There wasn't enough and you still had reasons to smile. Today, you can lookback with tears of gratitude for all the times you had laughed together, andalso look back with a smile at all the times you cried alone. All in all, lifefilled you with experiences to create a history of your own self, and you alonecan remember them all.

The first time you balanced yourself on your cycle without support…
The first time she said 'yes' and it was two years since you proposed…
The first cry… the first steps… the first word… the first kiss… all of yourchild…
The first gift you bought for your parents and the first gift your daughtergave you…
The first award… the first public appreciation… the first stage performance…
And the list is endless… Experiences, with timeless memory…

No denying that anything that's material costs money, but the fact remains thecost of the experience will be forgotten, but the experience - never.

So, what if it's economic recession? Let it be, but let there not be arecession to the quality of your life. You can still take your parents, if noton a pilgrimage, at least to the local temple. You can still play with yourchildren, if not on an international holiday, at least in the local park. Itdoesn't cost money to lie down or to take a loved one onto your lap. Nice timeto train the employees, create leadership availability and be ready for thewonderful times when they arrive. Hey! Aspects like your health, knowledgedevelopment and spiritual growth are not economy dependent.

Time will pass… economy will revive… currency will soon be in current… and inall this, I don't want you to look back and realise you did nothing but stayedin gloom. Recession can make you lose out on money. Let it not make you loseout on experiences… If you are not happy with what you have, no matter how muchmore you have, you will still not be happy.

Make a statement with the way you live your life: How I feel has nothing to dowith how much I have.