Why The Rich Man Drives A Cheap Car

Is it possible that a rich man buys a cheap car and a modest house because he is naturally drawn to that particular car, and that particular house?

It is indeed possible.

But this is rarely the case.

 

Why does the rich man drive a cheap car?

Because of internal conflict.

 

The poor or the middle-class man buys what his wallet can afford.

The rich man buys what his conscience can afford.

 

The rich man lives under a spotlight.

But the spotlight he shines upon himself is far brighter.

 

The rich man lives on stage.

His every move is watched and judged.

The world has always looked at him askew.

It has spoken to him in long and awkward silences.

And the things left unsaid, have penetrated him deeply.

 

The poor man may feel a slight shame.

But society lifts him upon its shoulders.

For society celebrates the poor and the unsuccessful.

Because there is power in numbers.

Where there are numbers, there is growing support for society’s propaganda.

 

But the rich man feels infinitely more shame than the poor man.

He lives in the shadows.

Feeling sheepish for what he has achieved.

Hiding behind the compulsory pillars of “humility” and “soft-spoken-ness.”

 

That which arises naturally within a man, is True.

That which he feels a compulsion and a pressure to do, is False.

No matter how “moral or correct” it may seem.

 

The poor man lives openly.

The rich man lives in fear.

He indeed fears losing his wealth.

He certainly fears the true intentions of those who attempt to befriend him.

But what he fears most is the stigma of “being rich.”

 

The rich man who drives a Bugatti is looked down upon.

The rich man who buys an Acura is “approved of.”

 

What is The Truth?

The Truth is that one’s actions matter not.

What matters is their Source.

The reason that the Source of one’s actions matters at all is because they reveal the presence or absence of an internal conflict.

 

Nothing in this world is “right” or “wrong.”

The rich man who buys a Bugatti is neither right or wrong.

The rich man who buys an Acura is neither right or wrong.

But if either of these purchases are made upon the basis of an internal conflict, it will be certain that this internal conflict is but one of many he is suffering from.

It is this that must be understood.

 

The man who buys a Bugatti and drives it around town for no other reason than to demonstrate his wealth and pride is not wrong.

He is not immoral.

He is not evil.

The only significant thing about it is that it demonstrates a “need” to be seen as rich.

It demonstrates a “need” to fill an insecurity.

This is not “wrong” either.

It is just that . . . this man will suffer immensely on account of his insecurity. And this action serves to reveal to Himself and no other, that his insecurity is the source of his suffering.

 

The man who buys an Acura and considers himself humble and non-ostentatious for doing so, is no different from the man above.

While one is showing off his Bugatti, the other is showing off his Acura.

While one is showing off his wealth, the other is showing off his “sensibleness.”

While one is showing off his pride, the other is showing off his “humility.”

Each is a willing victim of society’s dictums.

Each is a prisoner to the plastic and disingenuous notion of “ideals.”

 

What is of greatest significance . . .

What most greatly impacts their experience of life . . .

Is not what they are showing off.

But what they are hiding.

And what they are hiding, is their fear.

 

Their fear to be seen as “this or that.”

Their fear to be categorized as “this or that.”

What they are promoting is a self-image.

And all self-images are marketing stunts.

All self-images are by their very nature, Untrue.

 

“Humility” is no different than “pride.”

Both are false and forced concepts.

The one who “tries” to be humble is showing off his humility.

This is no different than the one who shows off his pride.

 

The rich man who buys a Bugatti because it speaks to him is not suffering from internal conflict.

The rich man who buys a Bugatti because he openly admits to himself that it has taken him years to become rich, and he wishes to reward himself, is suffering from a lack of wisdom, but not from internal conflict.

The rich man who buys a Bugatti in order to show it off to the world, indeed has an internal conflict.

 

The rich man who buys an Acura because the nature of the automobile speaks to him is not suffering from internal conflict.

The rich man who buys an Acura because he seeks to be “humble” and “non-ostentatious” is suffering from internal conflict.

He is living a life of fear.

 

A salacious act done by one who fully recognizes his salaciousness, is an act that will one day come to an end. For this man has Insight.

A “humble” act done by one who is under the spell of humility, is an act that will continue forever. For this man is intoxicated by society’s approval.

 

There is no “wrong” or “right.”

The nature of the act matters not.

Its significance relates to the well from which it arises.

 

Whether a rich man buys an Acura or a Bugatti, the one thing that will reveal whether his action is, in truth, a Reaction . . .

The one thing that will reveal whether his action is the result of an internal conflict . . .

Is if, in his mind, he has given society a say!

 

Namaste.

 

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