DonIannone
Moneyisn’tthedevil
Somesayitis
It’sarealityofourexistence
Andcanbearesourceforgood
Howwecomebyitmatters, and
Howweuseitisimportant
Notatickettohappiness, and
Manyotherthingsaremoreimportant
Though, itconcernsme
Whenfolksdisparagemoney
Callingittherootofallevil
Sayingitdoesn’tmatter
Italsoworriesme
Whenpeopleonlywantmoney
Don’tcareaboutotherpeopleandthings
Believingmoneyandlifepurposearethesame
Ourattentionmanifeststhelifewehave
Nomore, noless
Sameistruewithmoney, and
Everythingelseinlife
Ifthereisn’tenoughmoneyinyourlife
Askyourselfwhy
Exploreyourdeepestattitudeaboutmoney
Itmaybeanimpoverishedone
, andusespecificexamplestoillustrateyourpoints.
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Notes
:ItisanationalethosoftheUnitedStatesinwhichfreedomincludestheopportunityforprosperityandsuccess.InthedefinitionoftheAmericanDreambyJamesTruslowAdamsin1931, “lifeshouldbebetterandricherandfullerforeveryone, withopportunityforeachaccordingtoabilityorachievement” “allmenarecreatedequal”andthattheyare “endowedbytheirCreatorwithcertaininalienableRights”including “Life, LibertyandthepursuitofHappiness”.
:Itisaseriesofthreenovelsandtwointerludes (interveningepisodes) -middle-classBritishfamily, similartoGalsworthy’, thefamilymembersarekeenlyawareoftheirstatusas “newmoney”.Themaincharacter, SoamesForsyte, seeshimselfasa “manofproperty”byvirtueofhisabilitytoaccumulatematerialpossessions—butthisdoesnotsucceedinbringinghimpleasure.
(18July, 1811-24December, 1863) :, particularlyVanityFair, apanoramicportraitofEnglishsociety.
