Money can play tricks with mind

If you want to test a man's character, give him power -- Abraham Lincoln 

This is not a punch line, but something litterally happens. Here is an incident:

Some Indians who reside in western country, play an interesting game. They get a large loan from the bank in the foreign country and use that money to buy property in India. This way, they do not have to pay high interest rate. It seems like a fair game, and there’s nothing wrong with it.

Here is one instance, where a colleague of mine got gamed! He borrowed a large amount of money and transferred to close and trusted relative who can do his paper work and buy the land in India. Once money was transferred and he did the required paper work and purchased the land. Soon enough, he realized that it was not the premium land he wanted to buy. It was a cheaper one, and a good fraction of money his relative kept for himself.

I don’t think his trusted relative was bad; it’s just that he must have never seen so much money in his bank account. When he did, his mind went bonkers. So, never trust anyone with large sums of money, including your close relatives!

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