it seems as though so much of life revolves around money: buying/selling things, working (or not working), borrowing, loaning, sitting through hours of learning about the basics of clergy tax law...
i know that money is one of those necessary evils but can be a great aid. in and of itself, money is not good or bad. but when connected with human beings, well...that's an entirely different story...
the bad: greed.
i'm sure there are other things, but i keep thinking that money is the root of all evil. even when not fighting about it, we worry and obsess about whether we have it or not. whether we have enough or not. i mean, taxes are their own form of punishment (no matter how much i may like math, i hate number crunching and figuring out what is tax deductible or taxable). g-ross.
the ambivalent: survival.
survival needs money to purchase what we need since we no longer live on the barter system. (which saddens me cause i think i would prefer to live in a time where i would be given a chicken as payment for a service rendered) can't live with it, can't live without it.
the good: generosity.
generosity is a sign that there is still hope for people. that people still care for and about their neighbors. i find joy in giving (even more so when i give of my time than my checkblanks). or for when i am in need, i am grateful for the generosity of others. those are the times when i find that i am most reminded that i am blessed and am able to share what i have been blessed with.
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