Money is Power
By visavis
@visavis (5934)
Philippines
August 12, 2012 3:06pm CST
Hi mylotters,
We are aware the saying "knowledge is power". Because it is proven in our life that if you have knowledge your life has a power to do something to success. How about "money is power"? We know mostly of us are looking for money, working for money because we think money can buy everything, can posses everything - may be that is the power within. Some are doing all things to reach the highest level of being rich - because they believe if you are rich power can push you higher and higher. In our life does money is power or giving you more problems..
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16 responses
@SinfulRose (3527)
• Davao, Philippines
13 Aug 12
I still believe that knowledge is power. Now think, how would the rich people become rich? It's not because they worked their butt off for days on end. It's because they used their greatest asset to achieve such a feat--their brain.
Of course, the rich people also knew that most people would work for money. That is information in itself. They used that to their advantage. Thus money becomes a medium of power where they use money to make themselves more money and giving them more time. Thus time becomes a luxury since they are taking time from their employees who works for their money. And these employees in return makes more money for their employers than for themselves and most do not know that. So in conclusions, it's not really money that is power. It's the brains behind that usage of money that is power.
@SinfulRose (3527)
• Davao, Philippines
17 Aug 12
I do not understand well in what you mean to purchase "expenses and liabilities" such as house and car through brain is a dream.
Even though it is true, one can't purchase it through dreaming alone if you don't use that to be your motivation to think of things that would lead you to the ability to purchase those things without incurring debts more than you can pay off in your lifetime. And yes, this will take time.
By the way, let me warn you, it is not wise to buy your things/expenses using your salary/savings alone. In the long run, if this habit goes on, you'll be in big trouble once you don't have a job anymore. So when that time comes, what will become of your purchasing power? Don't use your brain and now what?
@visavis (5934)
• Philippines
17 Aug 12
The point here is the power of money that all of us craving to have more to purchase what we wanted.
By the way thank you for the warning actually since I do not have enough money I have a brain to have a right decision pertaining to purchase things because I have a priority which education for my children....
@visavis (5934)
• Philippines
13 Aug 12
I have short analysis here.. forget first your brain.. Let say I want to purchase certain things like house and car. Since I have money I can afford to purchase it right away (may be I use my brain to sellect a good house and car) but the issue here is power to purchase. In otherhand remove the money instead you have brain, can purchase the house and car through brain (its a dream), Ok you can surely but it will take sometimes not right away.. what do you think?
@AgentGulaman (3546)
• Philippines
12 Aug 12
Yes, I do believe money has power. Money surely has purchasing power. But it can go as far as the material world is concerned. So the power of money is dictated by the materialistic side of thing where anything that can be priced by it, money has power on it. That is the limit of the power of money. If a certain thing can't be priced according to the standards of money, then money don't have power over it. But if it can be priced accordingly through the money system, then money has purchasing power over it. The problem is, what do mankind consider as can and cannot be priced. Sometimes, men get overboard and priced something that should not be priced at all. That is where the problem rests with regards to the power of money. Just my two cents in here.
@visavis (5934)
• Philippines
13 Aug 12
I emphasis your word of "The problem is, what do mankind consider as can and cannot be priced?" All of the things in this world has priced I think so that power of money still exist in everthings. Some people says money cannot buy happiness but you are able to be happy because of money - right or wrong ?
@AgentGulaman (3546)
• Philippines
13 Aug 12
Well, I guess that all the happiness in the world can't be bought or priced by money. At the extent, money can buy material things and worldly pleasures and activities. These can translate to happiness. So to some extent, money can buy happiness. However, I must say money can't buy all the happiness in the world. Fulfilling achievements, true friendship and self confidence can't be bought. Maybe money can help achieve it but can not completely buy it. It is always good to think that money is just a creation of man. A genius idea of and concept that sprung from the mind. It can easily be created, and being such, I think that makes it invaluable up to some point. As long as man can create it over and over again, its value and essence is breached. Focus on what man cannot create, like feelings, emotions and nature. These can all make one happy, but can money buy them out?
@olliekobra1 (1825)
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18 Aug 12
i believe that you are right that money is power for losts of reasons, money can influence people and even buy you friends and business contacts. If you have money you can live really comfortable and not have to worry about paying bills on time so money can also give you peace of mind.
@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
13 Aug 12
Hi visavis, While we need money in the society that we have created, and it may be good to have money, it's important that we not let money have us. I've known people who were so consumed with making money, that they found time for little else in their life. Yes, there are ways in which we could say that money is power but at other times it has no power at all but could even be called a curse. Blessings.
@visavis (5934)
• Philippines
13 Aug 12
May be for us we can say we have money not money is handling or over us. How about others which I think mostly around us are like money is the one operate thier lives, so that certain power of money over them. I that case more is curse for sure to them..
@Fulltank (2882)
• Philippines
13 Aug 12
I would say, here in my country "those who had the money, got the power". Power to do everything they like since they know that with money they can buy almost anything. Justice, fame, and life can be bought by money. That's why many people here wanted to become a government official simply because there are lots of money in these position. If you had the money, power will surely comes along with it.
"Money can't buy happiness" is not always true since one can have lots of it and at the same time stays humble and help those who are in need. Would that make the person happy and maybe buy his/her way to heaven?
@visavis (5934)
• Philippines
14 Aug 12
My comment is bit agree with you said money can't buy happiness because through money you can be happy, without worry of getting money, Do you know that almost around the world people main purpose to work in life to hape money in order to lessen their worry..
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
13 Aug 12
Hi visavis
Money is power... ummmm... maybe. Wait. Unless you know how to spend the money to gain power, money cannot be power as there are already many millionaires and even many billionaires... so you see that money today is not a big thing, there are many who have much money but... many of those arent powerful people. Only a few are!
Influential can be powerful too.
@visavis (5934)
• Philippines
13 Aug 12
thank you my friend,
Actually money is not evil it is normal things like other. If you put money on the table there is no power. Until people see that money and pick it up, then use it the power of money starting when people decieved about the importance and use of that money. Through money a person might be extended his/her influence because people seen what money dictates on that person.
@camomile07 (1420)
• Germany
13 Aug 12
Knowledge is power. You can loose all your money and possessions, but not your knowledge (if you don't have an brain accident, of course). If this happens, your knowledge will help you to start again and to earn enough money to built up again a new existence.
Otherwise, having enough money may help in different points of live. It may help you to resolve problems or to be more relaxed knowing that you have enough to pay your bills...when we spend more than we earn and have outstanding debts we cannot afford, we usually feel anxious. Money has a big influence about our health, because when we are worried about our situation, we can get ill. So money has got certain power. But we never should give to it all the importance.
@visavis (5934)
• Philippines
13 Aug 12
In your first paragraph I will agree on that..
However in the second part you see the power of money...
having enough money may help in different points of live. It may help you to resolve problems or to be more relaxed knowing that you have enough to pay your bills...when we spend more than we earn and have outstanding debts we cannot afford, we usually feel anxious. Money has a big influence about our health, because when we are worried about our situation, we can get ill. So money has got certain power. But we never should give to it all the importance.
So once you use and give imfortance and resolve any problem we are using the power of money.
@sherrybelle (707)
• United States
12 Aug 12
There was a time when knowledge was power because a good education led to more income or money for educated people. Times have changed.
Some people think money is power because they can use money to manipulate others.
I believe it's all about balance and living with integrity.
Too much money might be a problem, especially if people in your life, have a hidden agenda.
I believe it's important to have enough money to keep life simple and manageable.
@visavis (5934)
• Philippines
13 Aug 12
May be yes when you say money use to manipulate others which is common and in our daily life that manipulation is the main purpose why some are very poor. Mostly rich people using money even their agenda as you said hidden to get something or grab something from other people.. what a mess?
@vidhyaprakash_2 (7116)
• India
13 Aug 12
Hi friend, money is important in our life, but we can't buy every thing using it. Some thing is apart from money influence, but i agree money is surely a great power, without it we don't have the ability to live our life, at the same time too much of money will spoil our peace
@savagecabbage (1216)
• Philippines
13 Aug 12
actually, that statement is true. Money can buy power. Political power to be specific. If you are not wealthy then it is hard for you to go into politics. It is hard to accept this fact but it is true. We do not want to be materialistic but we need it to acquire power and status. Knowledge can bring us somewhere but money can do it too. In fact, money can even be more powerful than knowledge.
@Visdude11 (211)
• Norway
12 Aug 12
Yes, this is true, but money isn't everything in the world. You should also remember that money is the root for all evil. Money can not buy everything, like true love. You can pay someone to care about you and love you. But they will only do it becouse of the money you pay them. True love is someone who loves you, even when you don't have any money at all.
@visavis (5934)
• Philippines
13 Aug 12
Others motto is that true love can sustain life, they said no whether we admit or not still need money to sustain life. Money is becoming root of evil if our agenda, purpose and intention to use and how to get is evil or illegal. But still money is important to people.
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
27 Oct 12
hi,
that is true now a days that money is power because once a person have this called money they can have all he/she wanted,but once you are poor you cant do anything because you don't have enough money for that,but i still believe that knowledge is power even without money but the use of our knowledge we can still do anything.
@wilsonburrell (207)
• United States
12 Aug 12
Unfortunately this is true. Having more money in today's world could really make you more powerful than having more knowledge.
@visavis (5934)
• Philippines
13 Aug 12
Meaning money can moved mountain in this era, that's why crimes and other bads action because of money. But money is very important in our life, how we can avoid money. Practically say we cannot live without money... right or wrong? To those craving more money might be their intention will push them... to have power