Inner Truth: Power of Credit Cards

Credit cards, which are in one sense just little pieces of plastic, have the value of thousands of dollars. All you have to do to buy things is just show this card. On one hand, credit cards make life easy in buying things. But on the other hand, they are also one of the greatest sources of miseries in society. Because when you have these cards, you get infatuated with the sense of power and wealth. You start thinking, “Now I can buy anything. I can do anything. I can travel anywhere.” And the problem is, you do it. But, then a month later, the bill comes. You can’t pay the bill with a piece of plastic. Then you have to go out to struggle and work. 

Sometimes I have seen people doing two or three jobs just to pay the debts they have incurred from using their credit cards indiscriminately. I know of a person who incurred such a debt ten years ago. For the past ten years, this poor soul has been working as a slave to pay back the debt, and to this day he is not even close to it. This little plastic card hardly weighs a few grams. But when you start using it, the result is a massive mountainous burden of debt and anxiety that crushes your life. 

Power brings responsibility. The greater the power in hand, the greater is the responsibility. Understand the power of this small plastic card and act responsibly instead of getting carried away by this manmade illusion.

The author is a spiritual guide. www.radhanathswami.com. 

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