Money : Is it really such a taboo?

After seeing the advertisement where CNBC plans on asking Singapore's Prime Minister on how he's going to counter the economic crisis, I couldn't help but ponder about money.


I used to think that cash around the world, was like a game of Monopoly. How can there ever be a economic crisis when we just keep passing the money around the world? Besides, we're always printing money.


Life actually is a simple thing. But it's we, humans who make things so complicated.















Who wouldn't want a bed of cash eh? But do you really want it?

It has been said that money is the root of all evil, and money can't buy you happiness. And some even said that money isn't important.

But then there are some who say that money can buy you the things that make you happy, and that money is power.

So which is true?

My take is that we are so attracted to money, that it has turned us into their slaves. And why does it have so much power on us? Well, basically, it's because of our vanity. Click Here to read about my take on vanity.


We are so obsessed with vanity that we go crazy with ourselves, by splurging tonnes and tonnes of money, just to gain materials;clothes, going under the knife, things things to enhance our already beautiful image. Now is this all worth it?


Now some of you may think that money does allow us to buy the things that make us happy. And true enough, we do need a roof over our head as well as food to eat. But how far do we push it, just to satisfy our needs?


Well, you might be thinking 'spending a little just for comfort wouldn't hurt'. That's where you're wrong. As unhappy humans, we are never satisfied with what we have. We always want more. A little house ends up being a huge mansion that you spent your entire life savings on. But just like the small house you had, it is still to cramp to fit all your things.

A little car ends up being a car that is sleek, spacious and turns around corners a little too fast. But just like the little car that you had earlier, it soon becomes weak.

A fake diamond from someone ends up being traded for a real diamond. But soon after, you realize that the diamond isn't shiny enough.



Money can't buy you happiness. True enough, happiness isn't for sale. A person who has happiness would never part with it for any amount of money or jewelleries, even if they could.


The happiest people on earth find comfort in their cozy little houses, the joy of riding their old little beat-up cars, and the worth of fake diamonds that hold so much love to it, than a real one that holds nothing.


If you think that you are really happy for having the freedom to constantly buy all those blings, cash, house and cars, think again.


For I think that someone who is never happy with what they have, is the poorest person alive.



Loves.