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  • Can Education and Money Guarantee a Secure Future?
    The Watchtower (Public)—2021 | No. 3
    • Even those who are rich or have achieved the so-called good life still face family problems, health tragedies, and economic uncertainty. Katsutoshi, from Japan, admits, “I enjoyed many material things, but I was frustrated by competition, jealousy, and bullying.” Lam, a woman who lives in Vietnam, says, “I see many people strive for a well-paying job to obtain financial security, but in reality, it has the opposite effect​—insecurity, health disorders, emotional exhaustion, and depression.”

  • Can Education and Money Guarantee a Secure Future?
    The Watchtower (Public)—2021 | No. 3
    • WEALTH MAY NOT LAST.

      “Do not wear yourself out to gain wealth. Stop and show understanding. When you cast your eyes on it, it is not there, for it will surely sprout wings like an eagle and fly off into the sky.”​—PROVERBS 23:4, 5.

      Any security that money provides is temporary. Upheavals in the financial world can wipe out a person’s life savings overnight. Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, wildfires, and cyclones, can leave a person bankrupt and homeless.

      MONEY OFTEN BRINGS PROBLEMS.

      “The plenty belonging to the rich one does not permit him to sleep.”​—ECCLESIASTES 5:12.

      Franklin, who lives in Hong Kong, experienced the truthfulness of that wise saying. He had advanced education and a well-paying job. Then he was promoted to be a manager. “The stress began to affect my health,” he said. “I worried so much that I could not sleep.” Eventually he reached a breaking point. “I started to question why I was doing this,” he recalled, “and it led me to think more about the purpose of life.”

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