Money makes the world go round
Many years ago an intelligent industrialist said: "I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for the money's sake."
It sounds very spiritual doesn't it? This industrialist surprisingly, paid more attention to making money than anyone else ever. His name was Rockefeller. He came from a poor family, but in his thirties he was already one of the richest men in the world. Is it possible that money is a thing of the spirit rather than of the material world?
Whatever our opinion, money makes the world go round.
Some people say that if you cannot make out what the problem consists in, it probably consists in money. In their opinion money symbolises dirty things, such as power used! for wrongdoing, conceit and selfishness.
Often in the history innocent people's suffering has resulted from someone trying to get more money than he deserved.
But we cannot deny, either that without money such phenomenon as free market economy could not exist. Our standard of living would be very low; there would be no progress in the field of medicine, which means that people would be tormented by various diseases and disorders more often than they do; our life would be more primitive and we could not develop our skills and use our potential.
On the other hand, we must admit that our life sometimes looks like a desperate struggle for survival. But here the question arises: "What should be blamed f(or it? Money itself or our attitude towards money?" The letter option seems more convincing, doesn't it? Why?
Money makes people kill other people, but it also makes it possible to build and finance schools and hospitals; it is one of the most common causes of wars, but it also helps us enjoy our life in peace. It is like electricity: it can kill, but it can give light to our houses, too; or like water: you can drown in it, but you cannot live without it, either. We could say then: "When you do not know what the problem consists in, it surely consists in our attitude towards money. Then the proverb "money makes the world go round" will be more comprehensible.
Get down to work then and make the money you need to enjoy life with pride and dignity!