Some people are obsessed with money, some attach optimum
importance to money but most people in this world are in dire need of money.
It’s a harsh truth…we live in an unequal world where for most people life is a
struggle for existence and they are denied the right to appreciate the finer
aspects of life.
In an ideal society there would have been no need for money
at all.
The chef would cook food, the software engineer would write
codes and the actor would act in movies only because the work pleases them. And
when we do something from our hearts we want the rest of the world to
experience and enjoy our services. In such a social structure every one would
do the prevalent jobs but jobs would no longer be jobs…they would be hobbies. No
one would work for money…they would work for satisfaction. Every one can
contribute to the general well being of the society by doing what they want to
do and not what they are forced to do. In such a structure money would be
totally useless and can be eliminated from life.
Money is the first evil that we know in our lives. Children
have a very pure way of thinking and they can treat money the way it is
supposed to be treated…rectangular pieces of paper. But gradually the rich kid
gets a false sense of power and the slum kid gets a socially injected sense of
inferiority complex and their pristine minds are damaged for the rest of their
lives.
In mythology we read about demons and how they perform
penance to attain the coveted boon of immortality and then how the gods exploit
the loopholes in the granted boon to eventually exterminate the demon. It’s a
pity that even though money has been one immortal demon destroying us for
centuries we still fail to eradicate it from our society. May be some day in
future in place of Durga killing Mahishasur we will get to see society
exterminating money…that would be a good cause for celebration…that would take
us one step closer to an egalitarian society. But alas…this is a hope which
will probably never come true…
