MONEY MATTERS!

The love of money, the Bible teaches, is the root of all evil. While there will be no debating this statement: what, however, is undisputable is it that it plays a very important role in our lives and does impact on our general well being on all levels, the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual planes.
MONEY is a means of negotiating, it empowers you. It is the commonest mean or medium of exchange for goods and services worldwide. Money in circulation is currency and grows as it flows. It is difficult to imagine the modern world without money and the level of development there would have been. In this regard it is one of the greatest catalyst for development and progress. Innovations, inventions, implementing new ideas for increased production and effeiciency, and for improvements in our safety and general comfort level are the main factors that shape the modern world that we live in today.
But all these catalysts for development in most instances are driven by a need, desire or want for money or a greater sum of one of the most desired commodities. Almost everything in this world including the physical and nontangential are given monetary values.
The monetary value placed on things and the nontangential like, labour, skills, services and the all important matters of health and security are not static, and vary considerably in different geographic locations, being influenced by levels of economic development, political stability and the cultural norms and values of a people or society.
So while the Bible speaks of the love of money as the root of all evil, it is of paramount importance to recognise and admit its stabilising force in commerce, a means of measuring value and when applied in accordance with the established guidelines and agreement it is a key factor ensuring fair play, justice, stability. These are of utmost importance in preventing misunderstandings, mistrusts which often lead to tensions, conflicts and wars between individuals, groups of people or between states.
Money matters and matters in every sphere of life. It does cause many ills. But when the rules of fair play are applied, as it empowers it also ensures greater level of peace progress and prosperity.

by DocoParco
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