It's a big, big world. I realized this on my recent trip. There is a lot of beauty in the world, be it the beauty of nature, or the beauty of meeting new people who are different than the last people you met, or being exposed to new cultures, new types of art... there is a lot to explore and ENJOY in this world.
It's the spirit of adventure and I think it's our natural selves wanting to interact with and celebrate creation in all its forms. It's fun to experience the variety of life.
And one of the BEST ways to have these sort of experiences, is to have money, financial abundance and security, and freedom to come and go as you please. And the people who have the freedom to live this way, are often (not always) wealthy.
I think there is a shift that takes place when it comes to materialism. I have a friend (a mirror) who does not like rich people. He resents wealth. He'll see a fancy sports car drive by and have plenty of insults to say about how shallow the rich person is, how full of themselves they must be, stuff like that. I would say, he is not a vibrational match for wealth.
Not surprisingly, that's how I used to see rich people too. But now all I think of is the great freedom they have, the options they have to experience and celebrate life. And that's because if I WERE in their shoes, that's what I WOULD do. I would explore, meet new people, live life to the fullest, and let all of that inspire my own creativity. I think that if I had lots and lots of money, I would use it for the best possible reasons.
You can be a poor monk on a mountain top and have peace. You can be wealthy and financially independent and have peace. But I don't think they are mutually exclusive, at all.
