阅读理解RecentlyaprofessorofphilosophyintheUnitedStateshaswrittenabookcalledMoneyandtheMeaningofLife.Hehasdiscoveredthathowwedealwithmoneyinourday-to-daylife
阅读理解
RecentlyaprofessorofphilosophyintheUnitedStateshaswrittenabookcalledMoneyandtheMeaningofLife.Hehasdiscoveredthathowwedealwithmoneyinourday-to-daylifehasmoremeaningthanweusuallythink.Oneoftheexercisesheaskedhisstudentstodoistokeeprecordofeverypennytheyspendforaweek.Fromthewaytheyspendtheirmoneytheycanseewhattheyreallyvalueinlife.
Hesaysourrelationwithothersoftenbecomeclearlydefinedwhenmoneyentersthepicture.Youmighthavewonderfulfriendshipwithsomebodyandyoumaythinkthatyouareverygoodfriends.Butyouwillknowhimonlywhenyouaskhimtolendyousomemoney.Ifhedoesitbringssomethingtotherelationshipthatseemsstrongerthaneverbefore.Oritcansuddenlyweakentherelationshipifhedoesn't.Thispersonmaysaythathehasacertainfeelingbutifitisnotcarriedoutinthemoneyworldthereissomethinglessrealaboutit.
Sincemoneyissoimportanttousweconsiderthosewhopossessalotofittobeveryimportant.Theauthorinterviewedsomemillionairesinresearchinghisbook.
Question:Whatisthemostsurprisingthingyouhavediscoveredaboutbeingrichbecauseyouareaself-mademan?
Answer:Themostsurprisingthingishowpeoplegivemesomuchrespect.Iamnothing.Idonotknowmuch.AllIamisrich.
Peoplejusthaveanideaofmakingmoreandmoremoneybutwhatisitfor?HowmuchdoIneedforanygivenpurposesinmylife?Inhisbooktheprofessoruncoveredanimportantneedinmodernsociety:tobringbacktheideathatmoneyisaninstrumentratherthantheend.Moneyplaysanimportantroleinthematerialworldbutexpectingmoneytogivehappinessmaybemissingthemeaningoflife.
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Accordingtothefirstparagraphpeoplehavenotrealized________.
[]A.
howimportantmoneyisintheirday-to-daylife
B.
howonespendsmoneyshowswhati