Are we polluted to think that we need money to live in this world?
I feel so trapped between needing money to live, being stressed without money, and yet, wanting to be good at the same time. It is almost as if money is the new focus, where it occupies our lives, and gives us some sort of purpose.
We all want to do amazing, adventurous things. Most want to have a nice home for their family. But, were we suppose to enjoy a conversation first? Are we meant to already have these possessions? By seeing someone with a nice car, it creates a gap between those that don't. We already see what that gap creates....crime. If we were all haves, and all could enjoy the finer things, would we see the murder happen over stealing someone's car?
The Pursuit of Happiness is just that, the pursuit of it, and it can take years to make it, and if we start to feel the pressure we aren't making it, the burden can be so great that we go to other lengths to ensure we have it.
I wonder what would happen if we took every dollar that existed in the world, and divided it by the population of the earth. Something tells me that we would recognize how many people in this world are forgotten, as the number would be considerably low. I tend to think we are one world, one nation, but with all of the "first world" generating money, we will also see that we are the nations that take the most money from its citizens.
Would it not be fair to ease a bit of the pressure on us making money? Can we please drop the prices around the world for these luxury items? Perhaps we would be able to increase the wages more than the average price of food, which does not seem to be happening.
Greed only comes from one society. A society that lives on surface truths and allows people to exist in their days under a subservient means, that only contributes to the cycle of money flow. What about us having the chance to live outside of that? Would it be ok for someone to not be classified as poor any more? They say to put your game face on but many of us suffer from a burden of making enough money to pay for our families.
Banks all around us have crumbled, companies needed bailouts, bills are going up, and jobs are being eroded. How is it that, a population that is only going to increase, maintains its human base? The numbers do not add up. Wouldn't it be fair to say that we need change? Why can't we move to a system that alleviates the costs, and removes the interest charged by the bankers? What is wrong with the governments winning back control?
These are just some thoughts...Am I the only one, or are there similar thoughts out there?
I feel so trapped between needing money to live, being stressed without money, and yet, wanting to be good at the same time. It is almost as if money is the new focus, where it occupies our lives, and gives us some sort of purpose.
We all want to do amazing, adventurous things. Most want to have a nice home for their family. But, were we suppose to enjoy a conversation first? Are we meant to already have these possessions? By seeing someone with a nice car, it creates a gap between those that don't. We already see what that gap creates....crime. If we were all haves, and all could enjoy the finer things, would we see the murder happen over stealing someone's car?
The Pursuit of Happiness is just that, the pursuit of it, and it can take years to make it, and if we start to feel the pressure we aren't making it, the burden can be so great that we go to other lengths to ensure we have it.
I wonder what would happen if we took every dollar that existed in the world, and divided it by the population of the earth. Something tells me that we would recognize how many people in this world are forgotten, as the number would be considerably low. I tend to think we are one world, one nation, but with all of the "first world" generating money, we will also see that we are the nations that take the most money from its citizens.
Would it not be fair to ease a bit of the pressure on us making money? Can we please drop the prices around the world for these luxury items? Perhaps we would be able to increase the wages more than the average price of food, which does not seem to be happening.
Greed only comes from one society. A society that lives on surface truths and allows people to exist in their days under a subservient means, that only contributes to the cycle of money flow. What about us having the chance to live outside of that? Would it be ok for someone to not be classified as poor any more? They say to put your game face on but many of us suffer from a burden of making enough money to pay for our families.
Banks all around us have crumbled, companies needed bailouts, bills are going up, and jobs are being eroded. How is it that, a population that is only going to increase, maintains its human base? The numbers do not add up. Wouldn't it be fair to say that we need change? Why can't we move to a system that alleviates the costs, and removes the interest charged by the bankers? What is wrong with the governments winning back control?
These are just some thoughts...Am I the only one, or are there similar thoughts out there?
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