Changing Our Focus

"Money should be perceived as a means, not an ends" is a thought-provoking statement. Historically, money was established as a tool to provide currency and value to the goods we barter. It was an instrument, similar to precious stones, expensive fabric, rare food, and so on, that allowed humans to exchange goods. With the passage of time, costly stones, expensive fabrics, and rare foods were abandoned for the purpose of focusing entirely on money. That was the starting point for some of mankind's modern problems. Therefore, as money is the only currency, it is the only path to power and…