8 Interesting Things About Money
by Most of us engage in some sort of work to earn a living. In other words we work to get money in order to live. Many of us try to get by with whatever money we have but all of us only if we have money. Money can buy almost anything so much so we may think it can even buy happiness. That is where we make the blunder and allow money to rule our lives.
Realistically speaking, money is an important thing in everybody’s life. We need money for almost everything that we want. We need money to buy food, to have to place to stay in, to buy clothes, to sit on a bus and to go to a public toilet. In short, we cannot live our modern way without money.
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Luxuries and Pleasures
Most of us engage in some sort of work to earn a living. In other words we work to get money in order to live. Many of us try to get by with whatever money we have but all of us only if we have money. Money can buy almost anything so much so we may think it can even buy happiness. That is where we make the blunder and allow money to rule our lives. That is when money becomes the root of many evils.
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Accumulate Wealth
Consider a man who spends most of his time trying to accumulate wealth. He realizes that others are also trying to do the same. How does one grab hold of what others desire too? If wealth cannot be obtained by one way, other ways may be employed, any other way. So this man probably will lie and cheat others to get what he wants. Similarly others will cheat and manipulate him. If this man’s luck holds, he succeeds. Otherwise he falls, picks himself up and tries again. The never ending game continues.
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Quest for Money
Thus we read daily about people fighting to get into power. Those in power then make use of their position to line their pockets. Corruption is rife. Funds are embezzled and well-known figures feature in scandals that ‘rock’ society. In this quest for money, many evils are committed. Some leak out into public view, a lot are kept behind closed doors.
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A Successful Man
A successful man accumulates his wealth “for the sake of his children.” When he dies, his children fight for the wealth. Brotherly and sisterly love vanishes like a puff of smoke. Lawsuits and physical threats take its place. The dream of one man is shattered by the very objects of his dream. Money controls their lives.
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The Sake of More Money
For the sake of more money, a person with enough greed can do almost anything to get it. Many of the means of getting money are not what one would call decent. Banks and goldsmith shops are held up at gun-point. Burglars break into houses. Young thugs extort from innocent victims. Girls sell themselves. Policemen take bribes. Parents gamble their families into poverty.
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Unhappiness Breeds
Even the honest ones are not spared the chains thrown around them by money. There are so many employees who slog unhappily day in out at their jobs for their wages. Unhappiness breeds all sorts of tension and frustrations. Productivity drops. Health problems crop up.
From young, children are asked to work hard so that they can do well in the studies. What is the purpose behind this effort to do well? Money again rears its ugly head. By doing well in his studies, a person stands a better chance of getting a ‘better-paying’ job. ‘Better paying’ means more money. More money means more happiness, or so they mistakenly assume.
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Happiness on Wealth
Despite all the wealth a person has, happiness will elude him if he puts his happiness on his wealth. Howard Hughes died rich but forlorn. Big tycoons hire bodyguards to protect themselves. The not-so-rich ones work themselves to point where suddenly they find that they are too old or sick to enjoy their wealth, if they have any. The average man works for money. Money has imprisoned them.
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Obsessed and Enslaved by Money
What else can be said about money? Well, we can let it work for us so that we do not become obsessed and enslaved by it, or we can work for it so that we become its slave and reap all its evil that it can give.
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Post CommentDarla Cooke
On June 3, 2009 at 9:14 am
A very interesting article.
Bullwinkle Muse
On June 3, 2009 at 9:41 am
Interesting and sobering perspectives on money, the love of which some consider the “root of all evil”. Thought-provoking.
Deep Blue
On June 3, 2009 at 10:04 am
It’s a form of addiction, once you’re earning more, you want more. But it sure helps in the right amount.
Joe Dorish
On June 3, 2009 at 10:14 am
Every workaholic should read this.
Unofre Pili
On June 3, 2009 at 10:23 am
This is an excellent discourse on money.
goodselfme
On June 3, 2009 at 11:08 am
True and precise post. Well done and presented nicely with the messages.
DA Cournean
On June 3, 2009 at 11:15 am
Well done. Very sobering!
Kate Smedley
On June 3, 2009 at 11:28 am
Excellent article, I totally agree with your conclusion. You can always get money back if you lose it but you can never get back the people you love and your health when you lose them. Very good reminder of what’s important.
101
On June 3, 2009 at 11:42 am
reall eye opener makes one think.great read!always,Gary La Buda
Juhls
On June 3, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Interesting article, full of many life truths surrounding money. A balanced approach to wealth is important.
ken bultman
On June 3, 2009 at 1:04 pm
People who have a lot of money are happy and those who don’t are sad , account for that.
Jo Oliver
On June 3, 2009 at 2:15 pm
#7 is one of the things that are lost on most people. For some reason this society relates happiness to money. Not true! Money = convenience not happiness.
Sheila M
On June 3, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Everyone says they would love to win the lottery…would they think differently if they did? I bet a good percentage would wish they never had. It’s one thing to live in comfort,it’s another to have so much that you lose sight of the important things in life ~ but maybe that’s only for those of us who actually have morals, values etc. ~ good article
ShelliLynn
On June 3, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Very true, and eye opening piece.
Everything needs money these days. We seem to never have enough.
CA Johnson
On June 3, 2009 at 2:58 pm
This is a great article, mr. ghaz. I wish I had a lot of money. Unfortunately that’s when my relatives would come out of the woodwork.
George W Whitehead
On June 3, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Great article, Mr Ghaz.
thestickman
On June 3, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Well put.
clay hurtubise
On June 3, 2009 at 7:08 pm
You said I’d get $5.00 if I read this…
Thanks,
clay
Radhika Bhargava
On June 3, 2009 at 7:26 pm
very interesting article,very truly said.
John
On June 3, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Money does not buy happiness. The love of family and friends, of work well done does.
Ruby Hawk
On June 3, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Mr Ghanz, greed is exactly what got us to the place we are in. All these bankers and car manfactures with the cheating attitude.And they are not about to quite now.
Cynthia Bartlett
On June 3, 2009 at 11:25 pm
Maybe we should return to the barter system.
I am not good at math, but the ratio feels like we’re still only making ten cents a day.
Reasonable Robinson
On June 4, 2009 at 12:37 am
Money clearly has a worthwhile practical use, because it allows people a way to trade and to buy things that improve their lives which in turns creates employment etc. I think the key issue concerns a person’s ATTITUDE towards money. If it becomes a substitute for other life goals such as becoming a good human being, if it is used to compensate for psychological inadequacies such as poor self esteem, or boredom then I suggest that it is an unhealthy attitude. Like all things that human’s create it has the potential for good and for bad and it is our responsibility to choose. I would encourage anyone to read more about Critical Theorists in this regard. I also go along with those who have concerns with the way in which some commercial organisations trade on or emphasise our fears and inadequacies to get us to buy their products and services.
Betty Carew
On June 4, 2009 at 3:45 am
Money has never been a worry for us , we don’t have any lol. we have enough to get by and that is sufficent. great article as usual Mr Ghaz
Poetic Enigma
On June 4, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Great topic, and article, very well written
Such true points as well!
Thanks for sharing (:
Rynn Michaelz
On June 5, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Very interesting article Mr.Ghaz, I agrre with much of what you say. I especially found where you said about children being told to study hard so they can get a good job thought provoking.
Joshua Miguel
On June 5, 2009 at 10:38 pm
nice post. its true that money fuel our world, but it should not rule our lives.
M J katz
On June 7, 2009 at 1:11 am
Good article.
Unfortunately, our society demands more and more money from us in the form of taxes, higher food costs, increasing rents and mortgages, etc!
Personally, I’d rather go back to the barter system!
nutuba
On June 7, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Mr. Ghaz, you’ve done an excellent job once again. Great article — thought provoking, insightful, great lessons, and well written. Nicely done.
Chris Stonecipher
On June 10, 2009 at 7:50 pm
I have had jobs where it was all about making the money and most of the time I was not happy. It is funny how my current job makes me happy and while the money is not great, I always seem to have enough. Nice work my friend.
Blessings to you,
Chris
rizzei
On June 11, 2009 at 11:18 am
i loved reading this..we see everything written here in reality..nice post:)
Nicholas Kenney
On June 17, 2009 at 8:06 am
Sadly so true…
Sherry Wallace
On August 17, 2009 at 12:27 pm
I am not rich, nor do I care if I am. I know there are people who are greedy, but I don’t believe everyone who is rich is greedy. I don’t believe all children fight over their family’s wealth.
Excellent article, mrghaz. You always give us something to think about.s
hollynoel001
On August 17, 2009 at 1:36 pm
money can’t get by by without it but what sacrifices do we make to have it and whern is enough, enough?? thanks for excellent article
Juancav
On August 17, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Money is not most important thing ,soul richness is worth.
Susan
On August 17, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Interesting viewpoint. We can also say that we work hard at school so we can do the thing we love. If money comes from it, great. But if not, we still do what we love or we’re miserable.
People who are working against their own selves — doing others’ goals, these are the people that work to make money. Most of us work because we love our work.