Money is rude

… now I know that rattles you but how else would I get your attention? I also know that smoke and fire are probably coming out of your olfactory right now, but honestly, calm down, I mean no offence but I needed to have this conversation with you. I have been trying to find the right time, right word and possibly the right language to communicate with you but it has been tricky, now seems as good as any because I guess if I wait for the perfect conditions I will never sow or get anything done.

You have been around me some and I am grateful for your presence, you have helped me in ways I can not fully articulate, you have given me choices I otherwise wouldn’t have had, you have enabled me to reach out further than I thought I could or would have. You have even calmed me down in the face of some pressure and situation. You have said “if it is a money situation, I am here!” and you know all of that has been good, very good indeed.

And to be honest with you, I want you to stay, I want you to even come with other members of your family. So let me put it out there so you understand exactly where I stand. This is not about pushing you away or insulting you. I guess the heading does provoke some emotions. As I said I needed to get your attention. So, let’s stay good!

Now, down to the nitty-gritty, I don’t think you are that much into the ‘value thing’, you know, the choosing carefully who you go to, being selective, looking out for morals, manners, good attitudes, decent behaviour. I guess you are not Santa, you know Santa visits if you are good and he comes with presents. It seems you don’t care about being good or not being good, your decision processes are somewhat different.

You know, I have observed there are some people with lots of money, I mean they are swimming in this stuff and they are good decent people, kind as they come, generous to the  T and very well ground. Beautiful, beautiful people. But I have also met some very ugly people, ugly inside and outside, as mean as hell, awful, awful people, sour and off, yet they still have loads of money.

The one, that never ceases to puzzle me, is that I have met some very sharp people, intelligent with a razor-sharp brain, kind and selfless, incredibly giving people and they are as poor as a church mouse. Money! don’t you like these kinds of people?

At the same time, I have seen some fools, I know I should never refer to anyone in such a manner. But if the word exists I guess some people must qualify to bear it. But, let me rant please, I am saying some people don’t seem to have an iota of intelligence or decency and yet swimming in this stuff. And I have wondered how does this works.

At the same time, I have met some pretty decent people, when they don’t have much of you but with time as they acquire more and more of you, they morph into this ugly monster, becoming arrogant and unreachable. What is it about you, that does this to some people?

Yes, we have heard that the love of money is the root of all evil. Now, you see this is quite a delicate relationship. I need to have you around and get things done, but it seems I can’t love you, at least if I don’t want to be evil. And I sure don’t want to be evil. We have to find a way to make this work. Don’t be upset I called you rude, I just find your choices sometimes questionable. This is purely my opinion and observation.