A to z About Money

If you ask most people they will tell you money means fun, freedom, and a fantastic lifestyle.
If you are in this majority of people who have mixed emotions towards money then the chances are you don't have much more than you absolutely need, or your fortunes go up and down.
So if you want more money you have to start with yourself and get to see money as a driving force for good in the world.
In other words, it seems to be that people will generally do more to avoid the pain of negative associations than to enjoy the pleasures of their positive emotions.
Thousands of years ago, people were hunter/gatherers.
They didn't have need of money to live.
This is a simple barter and again has no recourse to the use of money.
So in exchange for the meat, the hunter accepted a promise of some fruit from his neighbor for delivery in the future.



Look again at what is described above as being the meaning of money.
It requires trust.
It requires communication with the neighbor for the relationship to exist.


The key then is to realize that "money can create relationships" or "money is a relationship builder".
For example, when you go to a market and simply look around you are unlikely to really relate to many of the market stall holders.


Seeing money as a creator of certain types of relationships then can have a profound impact on how you view money.
That is why people who have a lot of money and who spend a lot of money have such fantastic and free lifestyles.


There are many references in the bible to the holding and the use of money.
In this a rich merchant is going away for a long time and he entrusts differing amounts of money (talents) to each of 3 servants.
The outcome is that the man entrusted with the most money (10 talents) is praised for using it and turning it even more money, whilst the man with the least money (1 talent) is castigated simply because he just looked after the money to keep it safe and didn't grow it instead into more.
It says that not only is money a good thing to have and to own, but also it needs to be kept in use and in circulation and not simply hoarded.
There are many examples and books that describe this but very few of them show you how money can be a positive motivator.
Money is a force for good in the world and drives the prosperity of the world.