No doubt, Money is an essential, almost indispensable article in the present day world. It is the money through which we can purchase all the necessary comforts and amenities of life. If you have money, you can obtain what seems impossible to others. It is the money which gives man, confidence, creditworthiness, credentials, capacity, capabilities and courage. In present day materialistic world, money has become very powerful. In the present day corruption, cut throat competition, callous degradation of moral and ethical values, are for the sake of grabbing and accumulating more and more money. The prestige, respect, social status, commanded by a person is calculated per his monetary status.Time has gone, when we valued a person in evaluated of his moral and ethical values. People were earlier known for keeping their words, for donating every thing to a donee. Now people are know in terms of their ranking in the list of rich of the world. Money has become the centre of all activities. Money and muscle power have become essential ingredients of a successful political leader.Money is regarded as omnipotent by a few people, particularly by the poor. As whatever one does not possess, one aspires it badly, and it becomes mono aim of achievement. For the rich, that owe lots of money, still craving to earn more and more, by hook or by crook, with fair or foul means, without caring even for their own health, own family. They are the servants of money, earning money not for the sake of themselves but for the sake of money and a time comes they find themselves unable to use the money for their happiness. They are unable to eat, unable to taste the most delicious dish, unable to move, walk or enjoy because they suffer from many diseases which are the result of their undue craving for wealth at the cost of health. Can one purchase anything with the power of money?No, one cannot. You cannot purchase inner satisfaction with money, you cannot purchase the lost youthfulness with money, you cannot purchase time from the death at any cost.Those who earn money simply to a have more money, more balance in their accounts are no better than the proverbial miser king Midas. Excessive love for money, make a man slave of money. Money is important for our life, but it is not the most important thing for a human being.Those who use money for fulfilling their necessities, acquiring reasonable comforts and for the welfare of a common good, are the masters of money. But those who earn money just for the sake of increasing its volume and number are slaves of the money. They are the most unfortunate creatures of God who know well that whatever money they are earning, cant be taken an iota of that when they die even they are minting more and more money. What a paradox Money has become their master and they are just slaves, having no peace of mind, no moral and ethical values, no inner satisfaction.So it is rightly said that money is a good servant but a bad master. Let us use the money for our comfort, not for the sake of money, minting more and more money.Our living conditions are gradually improving and thus our need of money for daily life is on the increase. It is obvious that money is very helpful to us, but in addition to its benefits, there are many downsides that it has brought into life.

Firstly, money brings about a lot of advantages as seen from the fact. We use it to equip our houses with furniture, to buy food, clothes and all other things we need to live comfortably. Money is an essential precondition for every student to go to school and for every patient to see a doctor. Moreover, we can use it for charity to help compensate somewhat our unfortunate feeling / sense of duty by making material / financial contributions. Without money, our living conditions would be penurious / poor, and very hard to meet the minimum requirements / basic needs in life, which is simply eating or drinking.

Apart from those advantages, money has brought us numerous downsides. First of all, it makes us grasping. Money is undoubtedly very valuable in life, the more money we earn, the more materials we have. Therefore, people always try their best to earn as much money as possible due to their desire to have a better life. Some, however, do not. They want more money simply because of their rivalries. They wish to be as wealthy as millionaires or billionaires without working for it. This undeliberately / unreasonable attitude to life is contrary to morality. Secondly, money rules over evil-doing behaviours / evil deeds. Earning money legitimately is a difficult task, but some people want it to be an easy one by committing conscienceless / irresponsible acts which are likely to be robbing or murdering. They are not alive to the fact that such behaviours can end them up in prison. / The road of their lives is certainly not to become criminal and end up in prison.

In other words, whether money does us good or harm it depends greatly on our perception of it. With money in our hands, we should let it be our servants, not our masters in order to build a better and better world where no crimes exist. / We should consider the money in our hands to be our servant, not our master in order to build an increasingly better world without crimes.Money is a wonderful invention of man. In the primitive-society human needs were simple and limited. In course of time Barter system prevailed and commodity to commodity exchange came into existence. So, direct exchange of goods for goods is known as barter system. With the passage of time 5. Difficulty in transfer of value paved the way for the invention of money. Money plays a crucial role in the determination of income, output, employment, general price level and it is significant in the field of consumption, distribution, exchange, public finance etc. So it is worthwhile to know the meaning of money. To have a clear-cut idea on money, let us examine some of the definitions given by different economists from time to time.MONEY is not, properly speaking, one of the subjects of commerce; but only the instrument which men have agreed upon to facilitate the exchange of one commodity for another. It is none of the wheels of trade: It is the oil which renders the motion of the wheels more smooth and easy. If we consider any one kingdom by itself, it is evident, that the greater or less plenty of money is of no consequence; since the prices of commodities are always proportioned to the plenty of money, and a crown in HARRY VII.'s time served the same purpose as a pound does at present.*22 It is only the public which draws any advantage from the greater plenty of money; and that only in its wars and negociations with foreign states. And this is the reason, why all rich and trading countries from CARTHAGE to GREAT BRITAIN and HOLLAND, have employed mercenary troops, which they hired from their poorer neighbours. Were they to make use of their native subjects, they would find less advantage from their superior riches, and from their great plenty of gold and silver; since the pay of all their servants must rise in proportion to the public opulence. Our small army of 20,000 men is maintained at as great expence as a FRENCH army atwice as numerous. The ENGLISH fleet, during the late war,*23 required as much money to support it as all the ROMAN legions, which kept the whole world in subjection, during the time of the emperors.*24Does money buy happiness? I know of several people that would say yes, no, and some people that would say yes and no. I am personally stuck on yes and no.There are many reasons why people would say yes. Kids often need money to buy toys, electronics, other games, etc. These things make them happy. They like these things. For adults, some like books, education for kids, and television. All of this costs money. Its what they want. That is what brings them happiness. Many people would argue with this though.university of Texas at Austin.

Money is underrated.That claim may seem ridiculous, in an era of conspicuousconsumption. One hardly need belong to the superrich to drive an imposingSUV, dine out frequently at ever better restaurants, shovel grunt work to ahousekeeper, pamper oneself with pick-me-ups (facials, massages) oncereserved for the upper echelons, or have ones daily routine facilitated bytechnological conveniences undreamed of a few decades ago. Shoppingandcharginghave become national addictions.At the same time that the appetite for material goods seemsinsatiable, people are commonly plagued by clouds of guilt. Some part of themviews material desires as a vice. Students identifying themselves as businessmajors characteristically inject a self-deprecating remark to pre-empt othersanticipated criticism of their 1interest in money. The familiar analysis is thatpeople today are too materialistic, that thirst for stuff has crowded out moreworthy pursuits. Our obsession with material goods has created imbalances;workaholics complain of inadequate time to enjoy their riches. The very termconsumer society is usually a derisive rather than a neutral description ofmodern life1.Moneyat least at the theoretical levelis persistentlyattacked from left and right alike. Witness recent protests at World TradeOrganization meetings and complaints against pharmaceutical companies,lamenting the power of the rich. Or listen to rightwing social commentators(such as William Bennett, Gertrude Himmelfarb, Hilton Cramer) who warnthat having it too easy corrupts our virtue, makes us soft, and spoils ourchildren.2 Across the political spectrum, all agree that the materiallysuccessful bear a responsibility to give back to their communities, implyingthat prosperity means that one has taken too much.3. How Money "Buys" HappinessSo where does money shine in? How does money contribute tohappiness?In two principal ways. Both directly and indirectly, money facilitatesa persons achievement of values.A. Material Beings Have Material NeedsHuman beings are not brains in vats. We are physical as well asspiritual beings, bodies as well as consciousnesses. As such, we have materialneeds. Money is instrumental in meeting these needs. It provides the ability totrade for the requisite goods.This does not underestimate the spiritual dimension of life. For manypeople, it is precisely certain spiritual values that make life worth living.12Nonetheless, what keeps us going, at the most biologically fundamental level,is the fulfillment of physical needs. Certain material basics are indispensable.It is ludicrous to minimize this fact or to proceed as if it somehow shouldnt bethe case. Even the missionary or the ascetic requires a place to rest his body,food to nourish him, medicine to heal his illnesses.The tenet that money cant buy happiness often manifests a broaderhostility toward human beings physical nature. To a considerable extent,disdain for money reflects Platonic snobbery against the sensory realm ofparticulars. It is the legacy of a mind-body dichotomy that pits the mind asmorally superior and our material nature as base.In fact, however, the spiritual is empty apart from the material. Aperson cannot experience or enjoy anything as a disembodied being. He mustsatisfy his material needs. Money is his means of doing that. It is his claim tothe goods and services required for the maintenance of his life. It is wealthwhether in the form of the currency that a person possesses or in the goodsthat he produces and can convert into currencythat enables a person toacquire the things without which he could not survive.The misuse of material goods is, regrettably, widespread. Peopleoften exaggerate the power of wealth. They expect more of material goodsthan they can deliver, investing emotionally in wealth per se rather than in theends that make wealth meaningful. These misconceptions foster the12 I highlight this in Viable Values, pp. 136-143.Reason Papers Vol. 2613assumption that the problem rests in money itself. Yet the misuse is just thatan error on our part. Material goods are vital to happiness.My contention is not that money or material goods are inherentlyvaluable. They are not valuable regardless of the reasons for which they aresought, the means by which they are sought, or the uses to which they are put.Nothing is good independently of an individuals context.13Material objectsbecome good only when they offer a positive contribution to a personssurvival and flourishing. Material stuff remains morally neutral until it carriessome palpable impact on a persons well-being.Money can, however, be a passkey to all manner of valuesmundaneor modest, rare or extravagant, offering immediate gratification or longerlastingfulfilment. Money can buy hamburger or caviar, wool or sable, bus fareor a cruise, a wheelchair or a new nose, electric service or a hyper-fastwireless Web access. Money can help a person to obtain any of the ever-expandingrange of goods and services that others have created and offer forsale. Its potential in this regard is limited only by individuals productiveingenuity.3. How Money "Buys" HappinessSo where does money shine in? How does money contribute tohappiness?In two principal ways. Both directly and indirectly, money facilitatesa persons achievement of values.A. Material Beings Have Material NeedsHuman beings are not brains in vats. We are physical as well asspiritual beings, bodies as well as consciousnesses. As such, we have materialneeds. Money is instrumental in meeting these needs. It provides the ability totrade for the requisite goods.This does not underestimate the spiritual dimension of life. For manypeople, it is precisely certain spiritual values that make life worth living.12Nonetheless, what keeps us going, at the most biologically fundamental level,is the fulfilment of physical needs. Certain material basics are indispensable.It is ludicrous to minimize this fact or to proceed as if it somehow shouldnt bethe case. Even the missionary or the ascetic requires a place to rest his body,food to nourish him, medicine to heal his illnesses.The tenet that money cant buy happiness often manifests a broaderhostility toward human beings physical nature. To a considerable extent,disdain for money reflects Platonic snobbery against the sensory realm ofparticulars. It is the legacy of a mind-body dichotomy that pits the mind asmorally superior and our material nature as base.In fact, however, the spiritual is empty apart from the material. Aperson cannot experience or enjoy anything as a disembodied being. He mustsatisfy his material needs. Money is his means of doing that. It is his claim tothe goods and services required for the maintenance of his life. It is wealthwhether in the form of the currency that a person possesses or in the goodsthat he produces and can convert into currencythat enables a person toacquire the things without which he could not survive.The misuse of material goods is, regrettably, widespread. Peopleoften exaggerate the power of wealth. They expect more of material goodsthan they can deliver, investing emotionally in wealth per se rather than in theends that make wealth meaningful. These misconceptions foster the12 I highlight this in Viable Values, pp. 136-143.Reason Papers Vol. 2613assumption that the problem rests in money itself. Yet the misuse is just thatan error on our part. Material goods are vital to happiness.My contention is not that money or material goods are inherentlyvaluable. They are not valuable regardless of the reasons for which they aresought, the means by which they are sought, or the uses to which they are put.Nothing is good independently of an individuals context.13Material objectsbecome good only when they offer a positive contribution to a personssurvival and flourishing. Material stuff remains morally neutral until it carriessome palpable impact on a persons well-being.Money can, however, be a passkey to all manner of valuesmundaneor modest, rare or extravagant, offering immediate gratification or longerlastingfulfillment. Money can buy hamburger or caviar, wool or sable, busfareor a cruise, a wheelchair or a new nose, electric service or a hyper-fastwireless Web access. Money can help a person to obtain any of the everexpandingrange of goods and services that others have created and offer forsale. Its potential in this regard is limited only by individuals productiveingenuity.

Money. Its involved with everything, which is why you can never have enough of it. This is a belief that I really believe in because its actually true. Now, in general, money isnt necessarily needed to survive but in the world that we live in today it really is. However, the big issue isnt what costs money its how people spend their money. Sometimes people earn a lot of money at one time and think that it will last them for the rest of their life, or the rest of the year. At these times we forget what is important and go on a massive spending spree. Before you know it, youve spent all your money and realize you still need more. I once had an experience like this that helped me with my money in the future. On my tenth birthday I had gained a large amount of money from friends and family. The total estimate was around five hundred dollars. Now, I had never seen this much money before at one time. So I felt as though I would never run out. Through out the rest of the week I started spending my money. I bought music, games, and some other useless junk that would only entertain me for about a week. After spending all of my money I realized that I forgot about what I needed most. New clothes. Now I had clothes that I had already grown out of, and some junk that I would grow out of in a few weeks. This experience really helped me in the future. Ever since that day I would always watch over my money, making sure I saved enough for those new clothes or whatever else was important. However, even after going through this experience, its still hard to save money for the important items without going out and getting that junk that you just need to have. The reason it is so hard is because the world is full of entertaining objects that appeal to everyone. There are ways that we can control our money spending habits that I have learned to use. One way is to set up a limit of how much to spend. If youve just gained a large amount of money you can put a good amount, that will be enough for important goods, into a bank account and only keep out a small amount that you can use on what you want. Another thing you might try is to actually think about what you are buying, this is for the entertainment items you might buy. Think about how much the item will actually affect you and for how long, because you dont want to buy something that will only be interesting for a week. With these ways of controlling money I have learned how to control my spending habits. If you dont spend your money wisely, you could end up in a lot of trouble. In this world, money is everything.

I may be visibly materialistic if I say this: MONEY makes us happy. Do you agree with me? Oh come on, dont be bitter. I know money does make MOST of the people happy or maybe, live a comfortable life. Well, if you dont agree, let me ask you: When youd win the jackpot prize money of the lotto or sweepstakes raffle, would you jump for joy or have tears of joy in your eyes? I guess so. In other words, youd not be only damn happy, butEXTREMELY happy. Besides, who wont? Who would not want to have some money in their hands? Nobody.

Most people pursue happiness through money. With money, one could eat the most delicious foods, stay in hilltop houses, drive luxurious cars, buy the most expensive jewelries, and have a hot or cold champagne bath in a gigantic tub with floating flower petals. These may be the reason why people have been desperate for money. Apparently, there seems to be a sense of truth in the saying, when money talks people listen. Im not saying YOU are one of the people who listen; I just think most people do. Politicians are culprits. Nearly all of them become corrupt to fulfill their own material desire that would make them satisfactorily happy such as living in clubhouse-like mansions; buying the hottest Porsche, Lamborghini, or Ferrari; having the latest, expensive gadgets from the technological empire; and hiring a dozen bodyguards for their own security.

Anyway, this essay is not all about these politicians pursuit of happiness(happiness equated to money) or politicians pursuit of money BUTthis is all about moneywhy it makes ME happy. I dont have so much money because I neither have a job nor have a business of my own. But if ever I win the lotto jackpot prize, Id definitely start a lucrative business and buy all the material wealth I could ever think of.

My parents are my ultimate benefactors who give me my weekly allowance; enough to satisfy my needs and some of my wants. Mondayits always my happiest day of the week. Why? Because it is my allowance day! Damn! Im so shallow, superficial, and insensitive. But this isnt a problem; I know Im not the only student whos happy for receiving that allowances. Every student is happy of having it.

Monday is a great day for students. Students who are party animals drink on Monday and drop the rest of the week with no money left in their hands. Nerdy or geeky students, perhaps, buy books on Monday and read them all the rest of the week. Average students either drink or at times, buy books. Honestly, I dont know which class I belong to.

My weekly allowancethats where I get my money so that I chomp delicious or my favorite foods, splash out on something or anything I want, and drink with a slurp of types of coffee Ive never tasted before. Money tickles me to pink and makes me grin from ear to ear. After all, were living in a material world.

Money talks," we're often told, because it can convey far more meaning than mere words. But in eighteenth-century America, paper money could literally talk. When I undertook years ago to write a book on economics and letters in early America, I expected that paper money would figure thematically in the era's essays, broadsides, poetry, novels, and drama. I was surprised to discover, however, that paper money was often a literary character with much to say: a tale-telling traveler, a shameless liar, a martyr offering up his dying words.As literary devices, these talking personae produce mixed results. Sometimes they are clever, and just as often they are contrived and heavy handed. But, putting aside the question of their literary merit, I have often wondered why writers were inclined to make paper money a fictional character in the first place. Why give a piece of money an identity and a platform from which to speak? What can this peculiar literary maneuver tell us about paper money as a social phenomenon?Advocates of paper money did not deny its risks, but they also saw it as a resource that could expand the money supply and, in so doing, facilitate exchange and stimulate enterprise. By turning paper money into the character Paper Money, writers could draw a compelling analogy between personal and national credibility. In contrast to coins or "hard money," which obtained currency through the metal's market value, paper money relied extensively on the faith of buyers and sellers in the government's word. These "bills of credit," which constituted a debt on the government's part, were essentially IOUs issued by legislative proclamation at times when there were not enough metal coins in the public coffers to cover expenses. Like an individual seeking credit, then, the government needed to offer proof of its integrity to make these monetary promises convincing. As one Massachusetts politician proclaimed in 1787, states "become respectable on the same principles by which the character of individuals is maintained." This analogy was serviceable to both critics and supporters of paper money.In the hands of critics, the persona of Paper Money becomes, not surprisingly, a charlatan. He speaks words the reader can never entirely trust, and he dramatizes the risks inherent in all forms of money that rely on verbal promises rather than tangible forms of wealth. When Benjamin Franklin penned an essay publicly supporting a 1775 issue of Continental dollars, for example, critics responded with a series of satiric pieces depicting Paper Money as a social-climbing masquerader. In these satires, man and money mislead readers in similar ways. Franklin is the humbug who fashions himself as learned by speaking a smattering of Latin. Paper Money, who not coincidentally bears Latin mottoes, is also an imposter of sorts: he proclaims a value that cannot be backed up by collateralI believe money talks [and that] sustainability is a goal to aspire toMay 20, 2011 By Carol Seagle In this second installment of the This I Believe series, rising Senior and business major Abigail Christoph calls upon businesses to head the truism voiced by Spidermans uncle With great power, comes great responsibility. The following is her essay.I believe money talksmore than speeches, rallies, concerts or celebrity endorsements. At the end of the day, businesses have the unique position of being possibly the most powerful collective entity in the world, more so than armies or governments. When businesses make changes in what they spend their money on, the rest of the world cannot help but be affected. When businesses choose to use treat their suppliers, distributors and workers with respect and fair pay, the rest of the world takes notice. When businesses choose to change their products and processes into sustainable models, the rest of the world realizes that they too need to make changes in their own lives. Creating and maintaining sustainable practices is no easy feat though. Sustainability is not just about obtaining an organic label or installing solar panels; sustainability is being able to use resources to make complex objects that at the end of their life cycles can be repurposed or have their components returned to their organic forms. Sustainability is not just about giving workers fair pay; sustainability is seeking to better the lives of those workers through addressing their needs whether this means building new well for a village so that there can be clean drinking water or installing a gym for workers to use during the day to relieve stress. Sustainability is a goal to aspire to; even when not reached in full, the place where one ends up will always be better than where one started.There are many reasons why students find sports more important than school. The most enticing draw of professional sports is the money that can be earned. Duncan states, Money talks, so right now there is an absolute perverse incentive. Folks follow the money, and the money says, we dont care about academic outcomes. Its a difficult argument to contradict when the average family physician makes less than $200,000 a year (ehow.com) and the league minimum for Major League Baseball is $300,000 (mlb.com). Doctors spend countless years in school, studying and learning how to be a doctor while in some scenarios; teenagers are making over $100,000 dollars a year more than them because they are good at playing a sport.]well there is a lot to say about that issue cause money talks in so many aspect of life, when it come to the Educational aspect money talks, Hospitality aspect money talk in so many ways.. well i am just gonna give you a few points on how money talk.. When talking about money talks we simply means that money is helpful in the world, without money there is no way you can survive even though you have God by your side.. this is just my starting and i dont have much time to say much so i will try this later bye readers Hope you gain from this..... 3[/quote]Being on the right side' of the M5 motorway was the most frequently mentioned attraction of the estate. The final big picture outlook' of Harrington Park's master plan also attracted them. As Stacey explained, it looked pretty inviting. So we jumped in head first'. She liked the restrictive covenants intended to keep standards' high: We thought they were fantastic ... I just like the idea of, I mean money talks. If people have to put money up they're pretty serious about it. Our solicitor tried to stop the sale twice, because of the covenants ... He just thought it was ridiculous. Our solicitor is in Marrickville, an old guy, old school, no idea about new estates, never did any conveyancing in this area before, and he said, "This is crazy. How can [the developer] tell you not to put normal concrete in? Who do they think they are? Why do you have to pay this bond? And rah rah rah." And we just said, "Look it's cool."'My brain processed differently after, thinking that money is all powerful. I believe that having a lot of money can bring them to the satisfaction of which people have dreamed. Until one day, I asked my mother Do you think you can buy anything with money? she replied back in a peaceful voice No son, money can let you experience luxury but you cant buy trust nor buy a pure friendship. In that moment, those powerful words shattered the mirror wall of confusion. I realized how I was tainted by a pathetic mind.

Many people, because of their desires to have more money will do anything, they will acquire what they really want even to go to every expedient. Money can be acquired in many ways. Most people will work or creating a business to accumulate and increase the amount of money they have. In obsession people might pawn their expensive accessories to obtain instant money. The worst of all is to risk ones own life and dignity by crime to get money.

The reality we should embrace is that but it does not follow that money is the only reason of our existence here on earth we are the moneys master but not the moneys slave. Yes, money is important, but its not everything. You can buy jewelries but you cant buy beauty. You can buy books, but you cant buy knowledge. You can buy power but you cant buy fame. You can buy medicine but you cant buy health. There are many factors that can create fulfillment here on earth, not money alone.

Now in 10th grade, I can still remember that frame of mind. Im still in love with hip hop music, especially 2pacs songs who promotes the execution of racism and sexism. I hope in the future people will no longer become moneys slave.15th September 2008New Member05

The importance of money becomes very clear when a person has no money, Money for a poor person is everything, it becomes very important for him to earn so that he can fulfill his basic needs. However, recently everyone has become consumption oriented. We want to buy anything that is new on the market and catches our interest and we are falling prey to the attractive packaging and advertisiments of a product. Thus we buy things that we have little need for which in turn makes us want more money.Money enables us to afford a better quality of life; more money means bigger and better houses and cars, better quality products, better entertainment etc. Another advantage is less stress in paying bills and other household expenses. Money may also allow a person to persue his dreams, for example a person who wants to attain higher education may not be able to without money. Literature also supports this in many places, one such example is where Charles Dickens in another Novel 'A Christmas Carol'[2] shows how love is pushed aside for money. This happens when young Ebenzer Scrooge had made a promise to a girl Belle to provide for her, however Belle chooses a crooked businessman Jacob as he offers her a quick gain of fortune to the girl.A number of quotations from the book 'the great Gatsby' by F.Scott Fitzgerald[3] also highlight the importance of money. One such quote mentioned the effect that money has on Gatsby when he is unable to even speak in front of Daisy Buchnan as he gets intimidated by her wealth.This shows how wealth encompasses every aspect of our lives, so much so that it even reflects in the voice and mannerisms of a person. Another description from the same book is about a character Tom whose wealth has given him a lot of power. It allows him to treat others how ever he likes and his elitist nature also makes him condescending towards other people. Thus another thought is that wealth gives one power.Money may be a motivator it influences human activity from geological exploration to politics. Money itself may not be evil, it is the greed for money that becomes the root of evil. Despite popular arguments I believe that money does not make the world go around. 'we have created the monster and allowed it to take over and control our lives'. [4]Even though money does have some importance in our lives as every aspect of our lives revolves around money, but if we tried to be content with less we may not face such dependency. The variety of products that we are faced with makes it very difficult for us to be content with what we have.We have made money so central to our lives that we place it above life and even happiness. This never ending pursuit of money has made the society a selfish one. People forget that there are many things that money can't buy. A Chinese proverb summarizes this argument very well by saying that money can buy a house but it cannot make a home, that it can not buy time, sleep knowledge, health, respect and a good life only the material aspects can be bought but not ones that come from within. Stephen R. Covey in his book ' seven habits of highly effective people also mentions that some of us tend to be centered around money and so our sense of security and happiness is directly related to how much money we have and since its human nature to never be satisfied with what one has he is likely to remain unhappy most of the time. Even a huge increase in wealth is unlikely to satisfy such a person. For this purpose we need to alter our centres to what we really want at the end of our lives.Money can buy a lot of things but it cannot buy good health, respect, love, inner peace etc as these only come from good principles. A person can have million in his bank account but still feel poor because he is not content with his life, more money gives him only minimal satisfaction. Security come from within from knowing that what you have is enough for you to be happy, it comes from believing in your self. All of us tend to think that happiness comes from outside i.e. through money. A short story that supports this notion is "A Christmas Memory' by Truman Capote it is the story of a child who does not get anything for Christmas except handed down and worn out except for a kite but he is still satisfied and goes out to fly it. In another instance was when the family was offered money for a new Christmas tree but they refused it believing that their old tree was more precious and nothing could replace it. Both these examples reflect the importance of contentment and satisfaction over money.One important error that we make is that we equate money with success, this is not true. Success can be divided into 8 categories, these are: health, personal needs, family, career, spiritual, financial and community. To be truly successful you need to be more than just financially successful.There have been many cases whereby a rich man was unable to spend all his fortune due to his health and died despite his accumulated wealth. Such a man cannot be called wealthy as all that he accumulated was left behind, and it was not able to help him when he needed help the most. Thus a rich person who lacks in other aspect of life is as good as being poor. Let us not get carried away with the idea of acquiring wealth and money and fail to consider other aspects of our life.

We all know that money is very important, an indispensable thing in the world today. Money is widely accepted as the medium of exchange because it is used in purchasing all the necessary comforts and amenities of life. If you have the money you can obtain what seems impossible to others. It is the money which gives man, confidence, creditworthiness, credentials, capacity, capabilities, courage and power. These may be the reasons why people are desperate to money. In our modern world today money has become very powerful. There is a saying that when money speaks everybody listen but does money really speak ? how ? why people listen to it?Well money cant talk because it is just a paper or a coin. It doesnt talk literally but it does speak to some. There are people who would do certain things just for money. There are lot people of today are like that. Just like the politicians nowadays , most of them are corrupt. They ran not because they wanted to serve us but their main purpose of running is power and money. In that sense money had talk to them, for them to run. Not just politicians are the one listens to money but even us ordinary people. I believe that money please everybody coz with money people get attracted to it. Altough they are aware that things are