The only species on this planet that forgets it is also a biological being is the human. Our very existence depends on the survival of this planet, yet we live as though we are separate from it. We began our journey as animals, and though we evolved intellectually, biologically we are still the same. Somewhere in the middle of our journey, we invented many things for a better life, but perhaps the worst invention was money.
Money was created as a simple medium of exchange, something that carried an artificial value we all agreed upon. But over time, we misunderstood its meaning. We started running behind money as though it were life itself. Today, money has overpowered every human value. We have reached a stage where only money holds importance, humans do not.
Imagine a time when money had no control over our lives. Before currency, there was the barter system, a world where goods and services were exchanged for what they were truly worth. But now, money has reached its peak value, and we can see and sense how deeply it controls everything around us.
I have written volumes about money in my books and blogs, yet again today, after reading an article by the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, I am reminded of the truth. According to him, one should stop running behind fake money and stop working just for the sake of it. Of course, artificial intelligence will soon replace much of human labour, but even then, people will continue to chase this illusion.
We were taught to worship money, in Hindu mythology, it is personified as Goddess Lakshmi. But imagine a time when the economy collapses, when the value of currency itself disappears. If the economy fails to sustain, where will we spend this money, and what will it be worth?
We can already see the signs around us. The environmental system is collapsing. Many regions in India, Pakistan, and other parts of the world are trembling under frequent earthquakes, yet no mainstream media talks about it. In recent years, we have seen crop failures, food shortages, and deadly heat waves destroying lives and livelihoods. Floods are swallowing towns, and islands are sinking. And yet, what is the value of money then?
After the technological boom, only one percent of people hold the wealth of the world. The poor never see money, and the middle class has almost vanished from real trade. The capital markets continue to extract the savings of ordinary people under the name of trading. Imagine a world where ninety-nine percent of people have no access to real wealth, what is the meaning of money then? What is the point of printing it endlessly?
Even more ironically, the value of our own currency is not decided by us. It is measured against the US dollar. In other words, America decides how much our money is worth.
So, it is time we stop chasing this not-so-real paper. Instead, let us learn to live with contentment, with less work, less stress, and less trauma, and move away from the illusion of fake money.
True. We have to stop at one point of time. The trend now a days is after slogging so many years chasing money, many people growing older want to have a simple good village life. They are tired of chasing money. However, the issue is urban life which is developed by consecutive government better than villages The stark difference of infrastructure and development in city vis a vis village can be seen in many states in India. The blame lies on societies equally who prefer urbanisation and leaving the roots.
Secondly, one has to stop chasing money at one point of time and blend oneself with the nature as the nature is the most comfortable place where most of the humans feel peace and happiness.