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MONEY is one of mans greatest and most important inventions, without which civilised society would be unthinkable. Most of what we do is either for or with money.
MONEY doesnt only make the world go round, it also determines the way things are and where we are heading. If our own childrens future is under threat because we are plundering our planets natural resources and disrupting its climate and life-supporting ecosystems, it is because MONEY is being made, spent and invested doing so.
Money has been with us since ancient times, but we have not yet learned - or shown much interest in learning - how to use it responsibly. ...
Misuse of money is central to the problem of achieving sustainability. Only by learning to use money wisely and responsibly will we we able to create a sustainable economy and society and save our civilisation from the disaster towards which it is heading.
It is not only the rich, banks or big business which use money irresponsibly. ... We buy products and services without knowing how they were produced or provided; we save or invest our money, so that it will work for us, without knowing how it will do so. ...
Whether an individual or a company, your success is measured, not in the good you are contributing to society, but in how much money you make, with little or no consideration of any long-term harm it may cause. ...
MONEY is not the cause of ALL our problems, but it plays a central role in most of them. Although, it is not money itself that is the problem, but the way in which it is used, or rather, misused.
MONEY is not everything - any more than air or water are - but we cannot live without it.
In modern society everyone needs a certain amount of money to survive, just as we need air and water; yet in contrast to these, it seems, we can never have enough money. That is because money has very special, in a sense magical, properties. ... Money can even be used to create more money (if you have enough, you can "invest" it and simply live off the proceeds). We depend on it for our most vital and basic needs, but the same money is also used to satisfy some peoples most extravagant and unnecessary whims and wants. ...
MONEY not only satisfies our material needs (and wants), but also many of our psychological and social needs (and wants) as well. ... Money may not buy you "real" love, but if you are generous with it, it will buy you something very similar.
MONEY is the most versatile form of power. ...
Most of us feel and fear our dependency on others (society), and seek security, power and "independence" in the possession of MONEY. ...
It is because making money rather than a valuable contribution to society is the central tenet of our economy that the tobacco industry, to take just one salient example, continues to spend billions of dollars promoting the image and sales of its pernicious products, despite the terrible harm they are now known to do to human health and life-expectancy.
Approximate Word count = 2373
Approximate Pages = 9.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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