Money is of course very important for human beings to lead a decent and satisfying life. unlike animals and plants, money defines the existence of human society as we cannot live without it. Money is an important exchange for food, shelter and clothing.! Money is the instrument of exchange, helping in buying and selling and also in fixing a value on things and artefacts. It may be in metal or in paper. With the market getting more and more complicated there are other negotiable instruments which are as good as the minted coins or the printed notes. Money gives purchasing power but this power is not absolute as it is on various factors. !

Let us see why money is needed. Simply because it helps the possessor to buy things. Money is helpful as a standard of price. Money helps the owner to have power, not only in buying things but also in influencing many human activities. Money is used to good things such as using it to build a temple, a church or a museum. Great educational institutions can be built. Students can be helped by providing them with scholarships in furthering their studies. The Nobel Prize would not have been there but for the huge sum of money earned by Alfred Nobel.!

Money can buy power as it does things. Money can play an important role in fighting and winning. It is the evil influence in corrupting peoples. 'Sell out' is the new term used for bribery. There are people who could do anything for the sake of money. Wealthy people can buy many things which the poor cannot do.! With the power of money individuals as well as states can dictate terms. The Middle East countries have found new wealth because of their oil deposits and they have become a very powerful group. They can be extremely controlling towards other nations.! This kind of power should not go to one's head. One should remember that the money coming into him was by chance. He must not use it for evil purposes. But wherever there is evil there is usually money involved. Other motivating forces for evil action are jealousy, vengeance, hatred and maybe other bad behaviours.! Money is normally the fruit of life. The question is how the money is spent. Great thinkers have suggested that one who has money enough and enough to spare must look upon himself as the trustee of the money and see to it that it is spent in a wise and useful way. There is nothing good or evil about money. It depends on how one person puts to it and the individual that it contains. The same money which could help bring relief to the suffering millions, can be used to build. The hope of getting money involves one into action. !

There are numerous downsides brought to us by money. First of all, it makes us greedy. Undeniably, money is very valuable in life, the more money we earn, the more materials we have. Therefore, people always try their best to earn as much money as possible due to their desire to have a better life. Some, however, do not. They want more money simply because of their rivalries. They wish to be as wealthy as millionaires or billionaires. This in deliberately spoils their passion towards success and the ways to use the money wisely. Secondly, money rules over evil behaviours. Earning money legitimately is a difficult task, but some people want to obtain money as fast as possible by acts which are likely to be robbing or murdering. They are not aware to the fact that such behaviours can end them up in prison. !