It seems that everybody in my son’s and daughter’s class got a Nintendo Wii for Christmas. But not our kids, and again they complained about belonging to the poor people. “Well kids, money isn’t important”, I lie, “love is important, and that we have plenty of.”Then I tell them how fortunate they are;”When I was a little girl, we had neither money nor love in my family.” And this is true. In Finland people don’t show emotions, except deep hatred with knifes. So if you now think that I am bitter for my parents not showing emotions, you are wrong. I am indeed very grateful they didn’t as this could only have been deep hatred resulting cut wounds, maybe early death.
“But it would be nice to have love and money”, my daughter says.
“And if I had to choose just one of them I would take money” she adds.
“Money can’t buy you love, sweetie” I say and feel quite proud of myself.
“Not true mom. If I had money, I would buy a horse and it would love me back.”
She is right, you can buy love. Not only horse love, but human love, too. For a right amount of money I would love even Vladimir Putin.
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