Money
Money has been accompanying human being from the dawn of history. Money – not banknotes because thousands years ago people used pieces of gold, silver and other minerals to trade. Money as banknotes appeared in XVI century. It was very useful invention because it made easier to trade and it caused economical growth. Nowadays money is something essential, without what life would be very difficult, I don’t think only about banknotes and coins, because virtual money (such as credit cards, checks, bonds etc) became more and more popular. It helps us to account everything, I can’t imagine situation when someone is going to pay bill from e.g. power plant with something he produce for instance farmer will pay with potatoes or something like that. Money makes our life easier but we don’t see it because we can’t imagine or because it’s so obvious that we don’t imagine world without money. Ignacy Krasicki wrote about it in “Nie – Boska Komedia”. According to that book, ech revolution brings new rulers and new lead is very similar to old one.
Some people claim that money is source of evil and problems such as poverty and suffering of many people. But I don’ agree with them. It would be better to say that rich people (not money) (but it’s generalization and it’s not true for all people because there are many rich people who spend lots of money for charity). And besides that money is only some kind of possession. And disappearance of money won’t change anything. Money is some kind of point of reference, and even if we withdraw money from circulation people will find another thing which would express and emphasizes their social background .and possession. People were divided on poor and rich since always and it won’t change soon if it would ever change. Even the (theoretical) revolution all over the world and making possessions of whole people equal (like Robin Hood) won’t change situation. Such revolution is not possible but even if it happened it would be only temporary and after a while whole situation will be the same.
It’s difficult to state what role money play in our life. Money are very important because life without it is almost impossible, maybe some hermits live without a money but it’s rare exception they can eat radicles and grass, but the fact is that they live out of civilization.
Some people claim that money can provide happiness. But in my opinion it’s not always true. Of course there are rich and happy people but there are also people who have large amounts of money in the banks, big houses, cars etc. but the truth is that they are not happy because their world is materialistic, they don’t have real friends. They are surrounded by many people (relatives and people called friends) which like them ecause of their possession, they are highly valued for their money, not for who there are – and that’s why they can’t be happy (in the real meaning of that word). Much happier can be homeless person who has real friend on which she can relay on, according to a saying “A friend in need is a friend indeed”
So what can provide us happiness?? In my opinion if you want to be happy you have to answer yourself one simple but very important question “What you like to do?” and than start do it. It’s not important what it is but it would guarantee you happiness (if your answer was honest). With that is connected what job we choose. Sometimes people choose job only because it’s well paid they don’t take into account that they don’t like it. Such job can provide them money, but in the reality they are bored tired of their jobs. Of course you if you discover that you like ‘doing nothing’ it don’t mean that you don’t have to work, because without working (most of us) won’t have a money and without money it’s not possible to survive in contemporary society.
To conclude. Nowadays money is something essential. Money won’t provide us happiness but it’s necessary to have one to survive in contemporary society. So it’s important to have money but we have to remember that we earn money for living not live for earn money. Money should help us with realize our dreams and aims, money shouldn’t be our aim.
Helaa