Life Styles Of The Rich And Famous - Good Charlote Music Code
I was surfing the net when I stumbled upon this song entitled "Life Styles of the Rich and Famous" by Good Charlote. You may want to turn on the music and play the song. Here is the lyric.
Mystified by the lyric of this song, I then asked, is the rich really complaining? With their multi-million dollar worth yacht, luxurious mansion, personal jet, and those pearly white flashing in their lives, no, I don't think they will complain because their financial resources can protect them from some terrible worries and stress unlike we, the ordinary people experience (just my opinion).
I remember when hubby and I were having dinner with family friends. Out of the blue, one friend asked how it feels to become rich when she spotted a wealthy and prominent person in the same place where we were dining. Another friend replied saying, "It's a complex thing being rich because one might feel the fear of being kidnapped." But that's one of the cons. Still, the pros outweigh the cons. Being rich and famous has its own good and bad side of it. Here are some of the pros and cons.
Pros
Cons
Those are just my personal opinion. For me, at the end of the day, what matter most is God's promise of an abundant life; using if for the right motives and living a wealthy life without robbing one's soul. If sometimes, that we are going through the desert of financial difficulty, the Lord provides us with miracles by assuring us of His loyal embracing Presence. That He is beside us through the financial desert. The strategy is to learn the secrets of true happiness before wealth comes so that when it does come, we know how to handle it and become even happier.
Below are some of inspirational quotes on riches that are worth reflecting.
"The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity. The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none." Deuteronomy 28:11-12
"Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Thoughts are things! And powerful things at that, when mixed with definiteness of purpose, and burning desire, can be translated into riches." Napoleon Hill
"My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success. They imagined me going to the best schools in the land, even though they weren't rich, because in a generous America you don't have to be rich to achieve your potential." Barack Obama
"Everything we would ever need to become rich and powerful and sophisticated is within our reach. The major reason that so few take advantage of all that we have is simply, neglect." Jim Rohn
I would like to end this by asking you, what will you choose, being rich and famous but not happy or being poor yet happy? You are free to share your thoughts.
Y'a only see it on TV
or read it in the magazines
Celebrities that want sympathy
all they do is piss and moan
Inside the rolling stone
Talkin' about how hard life can be
I'd like to see them spend a week
Livin life out on the street
I don't think they would survive
If they could spend a day or two
Walking in someone else's shoes
I think they'd stumble and they fall
(they would fall, fall)
Chorus:
Lifestyles of the rich and the famous
They're always complainin'
Always complainin'
If money is such a problem
Well they got mansions
Think we should rob them
Well did you know when you were famous you could kill your wife
And there's such no such thing as 25 to life
As long as you've got the cash, to pay for Cochran
And did you know if you were caught and you were smokin' crack
McDonalds wouldn't even wanna take you back
You could always just turn for mayor of D.C.
I'd like to see them spend a week
Livin' life out on the street
I don't think they would survive
If they could spend a day or two
Walking in someone else's shoes
I think they'd stumble and they fall
They would fall
Lifestyles of the rich and the famous
They're always complainin'
Always complainin'
If money is such a problem
Well they got mansions
Think we should rob them (rob them)
(They would fall, they would fall)
Chorus 1/2:
Lifesytles of the rich and the famous
They're always complainin'
Always complainin'
If money is such a problem
You got so many problems
Think I could solve them
Lifestyles of the rich and famous
We'll take your clothes, cash, car, and homes just stop complainin'
Lifestyles of the rich and famous
Lifestyles of the rich and famous
Lifestyles of the rich and famous
or read it in the magazines
Celebrities that want sympathy
all they do is piss and moan
Inside the rolling stone
Talkin' about how hard life can be
I'd like to see them spend a week
Livin life out on the street
I don't think they would survive
If they could spend a day or two
Walking in someone else's shoes
I think they'd stumble and they fall
(they would fall, fall)
Chorus:
Lifestyles of the rich and the famous
They're always complainin'
Always complainin'
If money is such a problem
Well they got mansions
Think we should rob them
Well did you know when you were famous you could kill your wife
And there's such no such thing as 25 to life
As long as you've got the cash, to pay for Cochran
And did you know if you were caught and you were smokin' crack
McDonalds wouldn't even wanna take you back
You could always just turn for mayor of D.C.
I'd like to see them spend a week
Livin' life out on the street
I don't think they would survive
If they could spend a day or two
Walking in someone else's shoes
I think they'd stumble and they fall
They would fall
Lifestyles of the rich and the famous
They're always complainin'
Always complainin'
If money is such a problem
Well they got mansions
Think we should rob them (rob them)
(They would fall, they would fall)
Chorus 1/2:
Lifesytles of the rich and the famous
They're always complainin'
Always complainin'
If money is such a problem
You got so many problems
Think I could solve them
Lifestyles of the rich and famous
We'll take your clothes, cash, car, and homes just stop complainin'
Lifestyles of the rich and famous
Lifestyles of the rich and famous
Lifestyles of the rich and famous
Mystified by the lyric of this song, I then asked, is the rich really complaining? With their multi-million dollar worth yacht, luxurious mansion, personal jet, and those pearly white flashing in their lives, no, I don't think they will complain because their financial resources can protect them from some terrible worries and stress unlike we, the ordinary people experience (just my opinion).I remember when hubby and I were having dinner with family friends. Out of the blue, one friend asked how it feels to become rich when she spotted a wealthy and prominent person in the same place where we were dining. Another friend replied saying, "It's a complex thing being rich because one might feel the fear of being kidnapped." But that's one of the cons. Still, the pros outweigh the cons. Being rich and famous has its own good and bad side of it. Here are some of the pros and cons.
Pros- Living a comfortable life
- Time freedom - quality and quantity time to spend with the family/children and more time to do volunteer work
- Capable of helping financially the less fortunate members of the society
- Send children to better schools
- Don't have to worry about matters related to money
- Travel around the world
- Live in big house and drive luxury car
- Respect from relatives and friends
- Higher social status
- Access to better health care
Cons
- Might get kidnapped
- Fear of losing the wealth and identity theft
- People might use you or envy you
- Super rich never seem to be contented with what they have and are caught up in a never-ending process of acquiring more
- Sometimes embarking upon a style of high living which one had been previously unaccustomed can be damaging if not properly handled or can't handle stress of being rich.
Those are just my personal opinion. For me, at the end of the day, what matter most is God's promise of an abundant life; using if for the right motives and living a wealthy life without robbing one's soul. If sometimes, that we are going through the desert of financial difficulty, the Lord provides us with miracles by assuring us of His loyal embracing Presence. That He is beside us through the financial desert. The strategy is to learn the secrets of true happiness before wealth comes so that when it does come, we know how to handle it and become even happier.
Below are some of inspirational quotes on riches that are worth reflecting.
"The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity. The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none." Deuteronomy 28:11-12
"Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Thoughts are things! And powerful things at that, when mixed with definiteness of purpose, and burning desire, can be translated into riches." Napoleon Hill
"My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success. They imagined me going to the best schools in the land, even though they weren't rich, because in a generous America you don't have to be rich to achieve your potential." Barack Obama
"Everything we would ever need to become rich and powerful and sophisticated is within our reach. The major reason that so few take advantage of all that we have is simply, neglect." Jim Rohn
I would like to end this by asking you, what will you choose, being rich and famous but not happy or being poor yet happy? You are free to share your thoughts.
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