Sunday, July 09, 2006

money money money money money...

A millennia ago people of the time used a bartering system to attain goods they lacked. For instance, if I had many cows and needed a pig, I would trade my cow with another farmer who had many pigs and was in need of a cow, simple. Nowadays, this bartering system has evolved into a much more complex issue involving money, economics, inflation and many other big vocabulary related to use of, or investing in, those little small pieces of paper we call cash. The interesting thing is, money and the age old bartering system are very very different in one small way. The bartering system involved only what was needed, whereas money involves desires as well. But you know what, when we die, and we will all die, everything that we spent in life, every penny, nickel or dime isn't going to go with us. Our wealth in life will not place us any higher in death, for we are all equal in a world without money. The book, "The Giver" by Lois Lowry is a good example of a classic world Utopia, but also talks about how life becomes distasteful without color and enjoyment. What we fail to understand and misinterpret is that money will provide us with a wealth of colors and bundles of joy. This is certainly not true cause even if it does provide some happiness, it'll only be for a short while and then slowly eradicate itself. In life we spend so much time trying to fit in, make a place for ourselves amongst others and earn a good living; these are all important, but the most important thing of all is to help others.

Charity and community service are highly underrated by those who perform it. Although it only takes up so little time and we feel that we have achieved nothing by standing and assisting this group in that time, the group never feels that way. Every needy person, every organization relies on these small visits to survive. Every small action in helping those who need it will serve as the wealth of life, in death. When it comes the day that you will be judged, it will not be on looks, money or the number of cars and what makes they are; it will be by how you lived your life, who you helped and the true person you were.