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The Essence of Money

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The whole Sunday has been about nothing but money.:-
  • a very angry woman I had a car knock-in with probably is in need of money
  • my ex fuming about the state of his life and the need for money, mounting debt and looming legal situation
  • a relative who appears well-to-do but is in actual fact struggling a little with the soon-to-be born second child
  • relatives who warned me about the car installment and reminded me to pay it urgently after a call from the bank, wondering if I have died or decided not to pay for the car (which is not the case. It was simply a little later than usual because of the July 4th weekend)
  • a friend emptying her bank account because she's moving out to a room and leaving behind a house that she's been staying in for more than a decade
It was all about money...the having, the needing...the wanting, the making, the having and the control it has over our daily lives. 

I try to be Zen and peaceful and all that but sometimes, this quote too close to the truth to be ignored, huh?


Here we are struggling with the fact that money is the root of all evil and troubles, while we try not to be slaves to it but needing it in order to survive. We make money but don't always have enough. It makes us happy but sad in the end. 

Money comes in, money goes out just like that so, what's the balance? I don't know either. Shall we try to find out? 
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