In this day and age that we live in, money is not only good, but absolutely essential. Besides air, it may be the next most important thing in life. Of course health, love, friendship, fitness, faith, and happiness are all very important too, but how do we eat, or pay rent, or go to the doctor without having money?
That doesn’t mean that money should be one’s only reason for existence as that would be a weird and unnatural form of money worshipping. To function in society we have to have a certain amount of money to operate comfortably. That could mean $250 per week or $800 per week depending on your circumstances and your location. Anything above that survival amount is less important than your health, your family, your happiness, your friends, and your spiritual life. Anything below that amount becomes a struggle for survival and should be avoided at all costs.
Many people form their opinions about money from an early age. Unfortunately, this means that many untruths get picked up from those in our life that mean well. One of the biggest untruths is that money is evil and the cause of all our problems. This may have come from our parents or religious authorities or mentors trying to teach us their beliefs.
True, money has been involved in many of society’s problems, but it is really the people that are causing the problems. Money is really just a tool that is used and abused by people. While there are many people willing to kill or die for money, there are more people using money to heal the sick and feed the poor.
A good person will do good with money, while a bad person will usually do evil. A knife shouldn’t be labelled evil because of a few bad people using them incorrectly.
FAYEZA ANUM
Lahore
