Money And Morals: Is Money Evil?
Is money the root of all evil? . For centuries people have had a love hate relationship with money, forever. The love of it, the hate of not having, and we hear the horror stories of the times when people actually had too much of it. Is too much of a good thing a bad thing? Perhaps some people are able to handle money better than others. Bill Gates has donated or raised over 100 billion dollars towards charitable and philanthropic causes. He has also provided more to people around the world. He has enriched the technology of the world. Many believe the world is a better place because of people like him. Bill Gates’ love for money is inherently different than the people who have jealously that also love money. Perhaps it is not the love of money that is the root of all evil, as much as it is the passionate jealous lust for money that is greater than the desire to help others. Perhaps it’s the imbalance of emotions for money and the lack of the correct priorities about money that causes evil. Perhaps when this lust for money gets so great that you are willing to do anything to acquire it that it becomes more important than what you will be able to do with it, that’s when evil is born. The selfish lust for money results in crimes and all sorts of negative things. However, if someone is able to love money and always keep in mind that they want money to help others, and will never compromise their values for money, then I believe a desire to acquire money is very natural and helpful and to deny and try to conceal this would probably only cause tension that might cause a more dark love for money that involves jealousy, greed, envy and other negative emotions that can lead to evil. Adela once had an auto loan, and later wrecked his car needing another one while he also had business loans. He learned about finance, and overcame his bad situation, got out of debt, and is now financially comfortable. |