Monk And The Riddle

Money— sweeter than honey but oh so destructive. It facilitates a man’s life, while a lack of it imprisons him in the streets of penury. It raises his social status, while an absence of it leaves him unnoticed. It gives him an aura of superiority and importance among others, while a deficiency of it makes him worthless in society’s eyes. Considering these two roads, most do not take more than a second to decide to chase riches.

First of all, why would you want to start a business in the first place? Most people think that the reason for starting your own business is so that you can make a lot of money and retire rich. This is a great idea but it is not the real reason that people take the risks of entrepreneurship.

Wealth and power are drivers that turn the gears of American society. The constant struggle for these sought-after commodities has beneficial and harmful aspects. The American dream is perhaps one of the most influential ideas that acts as the bed rock for achievement and success. But new found or inherited wealth can be a blessing and a curse if not properly utilized. In society, class, popularity and power are all highly valued and actively pursued by many people. Without structure and support, a individual will lean on these values for happiness.

In my own life, a motto that has stuck with me is, you only fail if you do not try.

This quote means that even when you try agin it still may fail, but through failing you become better. A time I have failed, but have failed better was when I was trying to read a book,but I would have to start over because I would not read it for a few days, and forget what would happen in the first half of the book. Now I read when I have down time, but sometimes I

In life, no matter the quest, if you aim to succeed you must first fail. Failure, one of life’s profound professors, allows us to utilize our mistakes in a way that will create positive results in the future, that’s if you let it.

When one thinks of a monk, he may imagine someone who studies, prays, and performs manual labor. The Monk, one of the thirty pilgrims travelling on a pilgrimage to Canterbury in The Canterbury Tales, is nothing like the usual monk many people imagine. He is rebellious, ignores rules, and lives and controls his own life. Chaucer, the narrator and author of The Canterbury Tales, shows these characteristics in the way the Monk looks, the things he says and does, and in the things the host, a character in "The Monk's Prologue," and Chaucer say about him.

The number of people that think that it is not possible for someone to start poor and end up wealthy is rising (Figure 1). This displays that not everyone knows how to correctly handle their money, which can ruin their chances of achieving the American Dream. People are losing faith in the American Dream and in themselves. Secondly, people fear that certain events could lead to the loss of their money, thus limiting their opportunities. In another survey, “Nearly nine in 10 Americans polled say they are concerned that their personal information — Social Security number, cell phone number or bank account numbers — might be stolen” (Sorkin and Thee-Brenan). This fear and concern do not help one achieve the American Dream. To be wealthy, people need to be ambitious and fear can only harm a person’s chance of getting to the American Dream. Respondents also stated that they “aborted an online purchase because of security concerns” (Sorkin and Thee-Brenan). Although this is only an online purchase, many of these respondents are fearful in other situations in life. A fear driven life could never help one achieve their dreams. Therefore, the American Dream, which is to be happy and wealthy, is not accessible to all due to financial

When it comes to business, especially when it comes to starting one, I tend to think I know it all. Yet in reality, I don't really even know how to get started, enough to make a business efficient, or even get the doors open enough to make the first

The belief of the American dream of becoming rich in America has been impractical due to economic classes in today's modern times. An article about achieving the American dream by Michael Gonchar states, “The decks have been stacked against not only the lower class but also the lower middle class”. The problems that the economic class creates in achieving the American dream is drastically notable.

Life is hard it consists of effort, work, and dedication, all of which make life a bit more livable, but nonetheless the struggle still exists. This struggle is due to the constant tension between acquiring wealth, which apparently makes life worthwhile, while disdaining one’s personal passions, which has become a social norm. This is interesting, because it shows how easily controlled the human mind can be. In reality this is the heart of the argument: do people wish to be controlled by their jobs and those in power, or do they want to be in control of their lives by doing what they please? Therefore, America being as modern and progressive as it may seem harbors and endorses a new kind of slavery that leaves people devoid of their ambitions

The greed for wealth and materialistic objects is an intrinsic component of human nature. It plays a crucial role as motivation for one to work to achieve financial success. However, when one singularly focuses on money and ignores all else, their greed becomes detrimental to their state of mind. People whose ambitions revolve solely around becoming wealthy and successful often ignore other aspects of life that are equally important for happiness, including relationships, health, and personal freedom. As a result, those who manage to obtain material success often find that they are not fulfilled by their riches, and seek to become even more wealthy; however, they can never achieve true satisfaction when they are in this cycle of avarice.

Do to the influence of money, society has chosen to sacrifice happiness in hopes of the ability to obtaining the American Dream. People work at jobs they hate to earn an income that will only chase the ever elusive American Dream illusion. Society today has made the American Dream an illusion driven by a monetary success. It has made the American standard for everyone to make it big become rich without doing very little work. Although that one could dream of success, not everyone can be rich and famous; hard work does not guarantee their success, little work does guarantee their successful either. Successful are no more honorable than the unsuccessful or

As Austrian writer Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach wrote,“To be content with little is difficult; to be content with much, impossible.” History and literature have established that the ideal goal every American has wanted is for his thirst for material possessions to be reached, but even then, the individual isn’t truly happy. Money, and the things it can get you, have long been a part of American culture and the materialist culture of society have been examined in numerous ways from novels to the art of those like Andy Warhol. A life free from the economic woes that plague almost everyone seems like the quintessential existence, but material wealth is not a way to mend issues.

Starting a business is the latest trend. Just take a look at Instagram. Several profiles have the caption ‘Entrepreneur’. At this very moment, there is someone, somewhere working on an idea, a business plan or launching a startup. Entrepreneurship is on the rise like never before. The flexibility and independence that comes with being one’s own boss is attractive and worth taking the leap in starting a business. However, most people don’t know that being an entrepreneur is a grueling journey that can be very lonely and stressful at times. According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), 50% of businesses fail during the first year. Starting a business can be a scary task, but the