Treasure before people (#946)

And so it goes in this life. We must have money and lots of it if we are to be happy. It is curious that happiness can be derived from such a cutthroat enterprise as money accumulation. It is the illusive need to have everything to be had and the power that money can bring to attain it. "Money can't buy you love"-Beatles, but it sure can make you think it can. It is so enlightening that those who would want to strive so hard for money for the sake of the illusion of love and yet all they had to do in the first place is be compassionate and helpful and they would have received love in it's real form. Therefore, there is more to gaining money then just the illusion of love. There is power that comes with accumulating money. When someone can buy respect and followers they have again attained a false sense of value in the eyes of others because it is only based on wealth. Respect and honor are much easier to attain from others just by being honest and caring. I bring this up to highlight the motivation for wealth accumulation as being the same as just being honest and friendly. Treating others with respect and learning to love others so that love can be returned is a nobler way to live one's life. The money and power thing should not be the reason to receive that which we all yearn, acceptance and love. If one was to chase after treasure it should be for the reason of making life better where it is not. I know that greed and comfort are also motivators for wealth accumulation but greed and comfort are cold fellows when your life is purposeless, outside of just making money. I am sure many would argue with me about this but think about it for a moment. In the process of spending your life making money where is it that you live in your heart? Are you just a means to and end or do you have the human stories that go with it. Hollow wealth as opposed to a rich life filled with shared experiences with fellow human beings?