Does money rule my life?
Is everything we do in life controlled by the need for money?
One simple question. "Would you still do what you do if nobody paid you any money to do it?" Would you still go to war? Would you still want to be president? Would you still want to police the nation?
Ok, I think you get the idea. But it really is a simple question; unfortunately, not one that we pose ourselves often enough. You see, we are told that we must go to school to become educated so we can get a job and contribute to society; but no other species on the planet (no exception) uses the currency of money to fulfil their basic needs. Our basic physical needs as humans are as simple as getting food and water to survive, having some shelter to escape the elements, and clothing to protect ourselves from the cold.
You see, as a species, we have created an environment where having money is absolutely essential to our existence. No longer can we build our own shelters where we wish, as every piece of land is owned by either a government or individual. All our food comes from companies who charge money for it; as does our water and clothing. We are now enslaved into gaining money by whatever
means just in order to live!
So we take jobs where we never question the negative effects on the environment or on other human beings, caused by our chosen profession.
If I desperately need money to feed my family, or to pay the rent, would I take any job? Would I do whatever was necessary to fulfill that need, even if someone else would suffer? Unfortunately, the answer is probably yes. Why should you starve, and end up on the streets, when there is a job that
can make you and your family's life easier? Would you work for a weapons manufacturer, a criminal, a fast food establishment, a supermarket, a construction company, a bank....?
Of course you would. When your basic needs are not being filled, you have to resort to desperate measures. You certainly do not stop to question: "What are the knock-on effects of my actions in this connected world?"
Money free?
Most of you would say "why would I want a money free society (even if was possible)? I like my life; money makes my life on earth happier and more comfortable." And most people would agree with you. But if the other species happily exist in this world without money, could we have potentially have taken a wrong turn in creating a money-centric society? You see money is fine
when you have plenty of it; but when you don't, you desire it, and the desperate need for money(which as you remember is really just to fulfill your basic needs) starts to dictate your actions. You are then a slave to it.
Do you not think it time that we started to question why we need money? "Why do I need money? Is there not a better way to fulfill my basic needs?"
Unfortunately, you will not come up with a solution. Why? Because it has become part of us. We are now bonded together in relationship with it. We cannot exist without it. Isn't that sad?
We may not have a solution to living without it right now, but isn't it time we accepted that we are its servant, and investigated how it would be possible to reduce the power it has over us? No? You may not think so, and I'll tell you who else doesn't want you to investigate it; The rich and the powerful. They like having control over us.
Think about it.
One simple question. "Would you still do what you do if nobody paid you any money to do it?" Would you still go to war? Would you still want to be president? Would you still want to police the nation?
Ok, I think you get the idea. But it really is a simple question; unfortunately, not one that we pose ourselves often enough. You see, we are told that we must go to school to become educated so we can get a job and contribute to society; but no other species on the planet (no exception) uses the currency of money to fulfil their basic needs. Our basic physical needs as humans are as simple as getting food and water to survive, having some shelter to escape the elements, and clothing to protect ourselves from the cold.
You see, as a species, we have created an environment where having money is absolutely essential to our existence. No longer can we build our own shelters where we wish, as every piece of land is owned by either a government or individual. All our food comes from companies who charge money for it; as does our water and clothing. We are now enslaved into gaining money by whatever
means just in order to live!
So we take jobs where we never question the negative effects on the environment or on other human beings, caused by our chosen profession.
If I desperately need money to feed my family, or to pay the rent, would I take any job? Would I do whatever was necessary to fulfill that need, even if someone else would suffer? Unfortunately, the answer is probably yes. Why should you starve, and end up on the streets, when there is a job that
can make you and your family's life easier? Would you work for a weapons manufacturer, a criminal, a fast food establishment, a supermarket, a construction company, a bank....?
Of course you would. When your basic needs are not being filled, you have to resort to desperate measures. You certainly do not stop to question: "What are the knock-on effects of my actions in this connected world?"
Money free?
Most of you would say "why would I want a money free society (even if was possible)? I like my life; money makes my life on earth happier and more comfortable." And most people would agree with you. But if the other species happily exist in this world without money, could we have potentially have taken a wrong turn in creating a money-centric society? You see money is fine
when you have plenty of it; but when you don't, you desire it, and the desperate need for money(which as you remember is really just to fulfill your basic needs) starts to dictate your actions. You are then a slave to it.
Do you not think it time that we started to question why we need money? "Why do I need money? Is there not a better way to fulfill my basic needs?"
Unfortunately, you will not come up with a solution. Why? Because it has become part of us. We are now bonded together in relationship with it. We cannot exist without it. Isn't that sad?
We may not have a solution to living without it right now, but isn't it time we accepted that we are its servant, and investigated how it would be possible to reduce the power it has over us? No? You may not think so, and I'll tell you who else doesn't want you to investigate it; The rich and the powerful. They like having control over us.
Think about it.
