I think my order of priorities in life is:
- Money
- Relationships
- Health
Why do I put Money over Health?
This may make me seem greedy or materialistic. But to me, my thought process is completely logical.
I would much rather be me with multiple sclerosis and hypertension, than a poor healthy person.
I would never exchange my current life with a farmer, a labourer, or someone who earns 2-3 lakhs a month but can bench 100 kg.
They may have better health, better physique, no disease, and more mental peace than me.
But I still feel I would be happy if I had none of the above and had 100 crore in the bank.
Because if I imagine a parallel universe where I didn't have MS and hypertension, and I ran my life from scratch…
…I still wouldn't be happy until I made it.
And probably, in the process of getting there, I would have again fucked up my mental and physical health and ended up exactly where I am now.
Money isn't everything.
But it buys the freedom to not be crushed by everything else.
And that's why it comes first.