Money

Money is just part of the framework. In itself, it is nothing. It is only a convention between people. We have created the concept called money in order to exchange and settle between various activities and services. It is an enabler, not the purpose itself.

Another way of defining money is to say that it is energy. Notes and coins are energy in their physical material sense because they are formed of atoms. But money can be seen as energy concentration in another sense as well. Money presents, directs, facilitates, blocks, and absorbs lots of energy from us. Sometimes we are tight with money and we are struggling to collect every penny and cent to have enough to survive. Collecting and getting money focuses and concentrates our mental and physical energy (effort) in the everyday life, sometimes more, sometimes less. We might desire something that money enables us to achieve. We work hard and long in order to collect enough wealth to do something with it.In other words, we first absorb and accumulate energy and then release it in some other form. While collecting and getting the required amount of money, we are bound to make choices and give up something else. We need to focus our energy to gather money. In this case, money is a manifestation/representation of our accumulated energy.

Wealth can also demand energy from us. People who have great amounts of wealth need to look after it. They have to concentrate their efforts and focus to manage their wealth. It creates obligations and liabilities. Naturally, it is up to us to define these and live accordingly. This is especially demanding when we do not understand the true nature of money and wealth. Money may turn more into a burden than a facilitator.

Money is only what we make of it and how we place ourselves in relation to it. It is neither a good nor a bad thing. It is only a tool. The sole responsibility lies with the user of the money. Do not mix up the means and the objectives. Money is purely an enabler, nothing else. It does not define who we are—only what we have. And everything we can ever have or not have is only part of the framework. The real essence of life is not about having, but about being. What is important is what we are in relation to other living beings—not what we are in relation to material things like money. A wise person is the one who realizes this.