Delusion of Money

As the saying goes, “Money is the root of all evils”. These sayings are centuries old and currently rebuked by many motivational book writers such as Robert Kiyosaki, Merry Riana and Peter Tan. They argue that money is not the root of all evils but it is the wrong use of this instrument that leads to wrong doings. This idea is further supported by one of my close friend in his blog, where he argued that money is one of the necessary ingredients to get other important things in life, inclusive of happiness.

The current situation of our world authenticates the notion that money is an important element in human life. It will be a very naive of me to disagree with the majority as I am one of those that keep looking for opportunities to multiply my assets. I have the very same believe that money can be used to facilitate us in reaching comfort and pleasure in today’s world.

However have you ever wondered why we need money or why there is money as our exchange tool? The original intention of money was to facilitate exchange of goods and services between humans, which were previously done by barter. Further reflection of mine resulted into a conclusion that money was created to reduce conflict between humans due to the non-standardized exchange of goods. In other words it was intended to craft more peace in the civilization.

Unfortunately the original purpose of money itself has ruined over centuries and people started to gather money to build up their wealth. Our current society, definitely inclusive of me, has forgotten the most important function of money itself and started to race in gathering them as private wealth. As the result, the current world is too cruel for those that are less able or willing to gather the exchange tools. This stupidity has trapped us in an endless race with our own species. The competition has become compulsory for all human beings to survive. Regrettably it seems impossible to quit from this race or even stop the mass battle.

I argue that this yearning of mans to create wealth for themselves is originated from our very deep desire of freedom, free from the worry of starving or any sufferings in general. Our limited knowledge as a human causes our brain to hallucinate that getting more and more wealth or money will set us free. It was a delusion at the beginning but has become a bitter reality that we have to face nowadays.

I have ever watched several movies that shown primitive lives. They do not need money as they are able to satisfy their needs as well as live happily and freely with the Mother Nature. They do not worry about tomorrow but are able to live their life to the fullest today. It sounds abstract to us as we cannot imagine where on earth one can live without money. But our ancestor did that.

It is not suggested to quit from the race. The only thing what we can do now is to join the battle and be one of the winner. The winner will be able to inspire and help others to get out of the endless race.