Money end?

[80watts]

When will there be an end of money? Everything is tied to it.

Every heard the term "The Root of all Evil, is the love of Money".

People do some despicable things in the pursuit of money. People die from having a lack of money. Might be the older I get, the more evil I see people do, in their pursuit of it.

Comments.

 

[jamasianman]

The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, answered "Man! Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.

 

[rlock]

I do not agree with the phrase "money is the root of all evil". It does evil a disservice to suggest it is so limited.
However, perhaps evil is the root of all money.

 

[87112]

I would say Lust is the root of all evil.
2nd is Jealousy

 

[80watts]

I do not agree with the phrase "money is the root of all evil". It does evil a disservice to suggest it is so limited.
However, perhaps evil is the root of all money.

Jesus boy! At least can my quote right.... its the love of money..... Where were you born Newfoundland? half hour behind.....

 

[Mr. J]

When someone talks about money being the root of all evil, Money by Pink Floyd immediately comes to mind. Smart lyrics from the mind of Roger Waters.

 

[Funluvhi]

Fred Sanford said it best, “money is the root of all evil, and man needs roots”. Sorry, I’m showing my age, for you younger guys, Sanford and Son was a sitcom from the 70’s.

 

[E.H.]

Lust ,greed and glory.
Our species propagation,providence and ecstatic elation.
Abrahamic faith & traditional conservative herd morality;cannot suppress the evolutionary truth,any more than they can uphold credibility when put through the rigors of cross examination.

Engelbert Humperdink

 

[Forum mod]

Money is agnostic. It's what people do with it or without it that's evil. It also won't ever go away until such time as everyone, planet wide, can be provided basic means of survival and growth. This is not star trek. and even on star trek, there's money or a version of it.

 

[vanperb]

I do not agree with the phrase "money is the root of all evil". It does evil a disservice to suggest it is so limited.
However, perhaps evil is the root of all money.

That's the thing, you gotta take the entire sentence. "Love of money", not "money", is "the root of all evil"
Avarice is evil, not the object itself.

 

[vanperb]

When will there be an end of money? Everything is tied to it

No, because at it's most basic, it is an abstract concept used to facilitate trade. There will always be trade. No one person or group is perfectly self sufficient. And bartering is generalized and made more easily with money. Do I really want to know how many lug nuts I need to trade for 200 mgs of my life saving cancer medicine? How would I find a doctor who just so happens to need the lug nuts I possess.

A better question would be, will there ever be a time when all our needs are satisfied so we don't ever need money again? It addresses our human flaws and desires, not the tool.

 

[Kissmepassionately]

Money is not evil, a small portion of the population is so greedy, all they seem to care about is money, that is true. But the average person only really cares about having enough money to lead a good lifestyle. Sure they want a home, car, food, entertainment, some toys, but they really don't worry about becoming multi billionaires.

As for money as we think of it, as in paper bills, loonies, toonies, that itself might go away someday, but not in my lifetime. I still don't leave the house without at least a few hundred dollars cash in my pocket. My visa card may not work at the gas station or store, but cash sure does.

If anything is truly a problem with regular people like most of us, it is the debt load some carry. Living beyond ones means, that's a problem. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors boat and truck. The neighbor likely doesn't even own that fancy boat and truck, the banks do. Anything goes wrong in his life, and the repo man shows up and takes it. Save up, buy the boat and truck you can afford to pay for.
My boat and truck aren't fancy, but they are at least mine, and all I need.
My house doesn't have gold taps, marble countertops, or Italian tile flooring. But its comfortable, the roof doesn't leak, no mold, furnace keeps me toasty warm in winter, and that is what is important, and I own it, not some bank.
I was my own GC on my house build, hired trades people to do most of the work, wrote them cheques, or paid them cash. But I also poured my own sweat into this home I live in. It's not fancy, I don't require fancy things to be happy.

If you cannot afford to buy it, don't. Keep saving up till you can afford something, then feel happy when you do buy it. My boat, it was a repo. Like new, and makes me happy. The doofus who originally drove it a little bit didn't own it, the TD bank did, he couldn't make his payments, they took it away. I bought it at an auction for half of new cost, and I doubt it had 10 hours use.
A mortgage I can understand that. Otherwise some will not be able to buy a house till they are 45, instead of 20. But just buy the house you really need, not over the top fancy to impress your friends.