As I recall, Larry, the protagonist in Somerset Maugham’s “The Razor’s Edge,” is a vagabond spirit, a backpacking nomad with friends of all classes on different continents. At one point, a rich friend who enjoys philosophical discussions with Larry offers him a job at a high salary with little or no actual work. He is surprised that Larry turns him down. How could he resist such an offer? Larry responds succinctly:
“Money to you means freedom; to me it means bondage.”
He says this, as I recall, with no arrogance but a genuine appreciation of their differences. That pretty well sums up the two key viewpoints on money. Most everyone’s attitude can be placed in relation to those two poles. And if I got some of the context wrong, well I haven’t read the book in a while. That’s the way I remember it.
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Your recollection is accurate. Larry understood (as few seem to these days) that there is a wide chasm between what is called money and what actually holds currency.
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Well-put, TJ/Celeste. And I’m glad my recollection still holds a little currency too!
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Good one. Had read it long long back. My favourite though is Of Human Bondage
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Yes, I remember getting deeply involved with that one, too, though I can’t recall the details (gettin old, ya know). But I remember Bette Davis picked up the role 🙂
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