For the love of money is the root of all evil

A Bible quote from I Timothy 6:10, “For the love of money is the root of all evil” is argumentative; whether this is true or not, it all depends on individual views or insights. Some may argue that it is true, while some say that it is not true. I grew up hearing that money is the root of all evil, because I mostly studied in a Christian school or institution in my elementary and high school years and that’s what they mostly teaches students. For me, money is neither evil nor good. It is only what happens with money once it is in my hand that gives it qualities of either good or evil. Money can be many things, depending on how we relate to it. From the dictionary of business, it is defined as anything of value that serves as a generally accepted medium of financial exchange, legal tender for repayment of debt, standard of value, unit of accounting measure and means to save or store purchasing power.

Based on what I have understood, money is the instrument of exchange. It helps in buying and selling and also in fixing on value on things or services. It may be in metal (coin) or in paper. We need to understand the difference between a physical currency that is the basis for our lives and a material desire that is driven by greed. It is a fact that money makes the world go round and this is how we bargain for food, shelter, education, travel and just about everything in life has a price. Money is the reward for our work that allows us to join the good things in life. It is the foundation for social organizations, donation to churches or other infrastructure, charitable organization, also this is what we give to the government by means of tax to function or to use within our communities. From my point of view, money is not the evil. It is just the source of our survival.

The money is said to be the root of evil because man have a wrong usage on it. Actually, money is just a medium of exchange. Money does not have brain to think how to hurt people. It is the thought of human that used money as a tool for evil purpose. Many of us have looked for a quick buck or two and end up doing some action that hurt another people. But they blame all the fault on money in fact is, their brain that cause the evil. Money is not the root of all evil. In fact, the love of money is the root of all evil. When a person love money so much, he will jealous on other with more money and he tends to get more money than him in every possible way even by committed crime. A greedy man is also another negative sign of loving money. The definition of greed in the dictionary is an extreme desire for something. In the modern world today people use money to buy the things they want or desire to have. They never satisfy the amount of money they have, they want more and more. When somebody is greedy the person becomes selfish, uncivilized, narrow minded, dishonest, unfair and to some extent become cleverer as the person will find ways to get the thing he or she desires. They steal, rob and cheat to get quick money to fulfil their greedy.

All these are against the law. People are usually overwhelmed by temptation to do bad things because of greed. From the other hand, the love of money can destroy our lives. Not only money by themselves, but the desire of them. The greediness can destroy individuals, break up homes and even bring down nations. When the love of material possessions, social status and political power are the driving force behind our desire for money, we become rooted in evil. In addition, the wrong definition towards money is also causing the evil. Many people think that money is everything, no money means no life. But when we look backward, the ancient people still can survive without money. Money is just a tool that used to exchange goods. People nowadays become slaves to the money. They willing to do anything include immoral action in order to get money. Money is not a dictator. It is just a kind of metal or paper only. People can also make money there god.

It depends on whether money is in control of the person, or the person is in control of the money. It is clear, when money is in control of person it can make a lot of harm. Money actually can help man to do good purpose. For example, money helps poor people to have a better life. Moreover, a person turns to be hardworking and energetic to work to make money for his family. The Nobel Prize would not have been there if Alfred Nobel did not have money. We don’t have houses if we don’t have money to build. We don’t have gadgets if we don’t have money to buy. To sum up, I should say that money is not evil, as I think. It’s just the greed that’s in the hearts of those who want it for needless riches and power that gives money the label of being evil. In conclusion, money is normally the fruit of labour, but for me who is still dependent to my parents for allowance, I always put in mind to list down the most important things that I should spend my money with to avoid spending the money on unnecessary things. I should be in control of my money and not the money is in control of me.