Life Before Profit: The Metaphysical Nature Of Money
Money Only Teaches Us What We Cannot Do
MONEY IS THE BLOOD OF THE ECONOMY, IT’S SACRAMENT:
The concept of Monetarism is particular as it bridges the spiritual, philosophical, and material realms. Its properties, therefore, can also be defined as metaphysical.
Throughout the ages, Money has received a god-like status as society’s survival depends on it. However, such a stance also blinds society to the consequences of worshiping materialism, which comes with a plethora of issues that money itself cannot fix unless we abandon its worship and implement a Benevolent Planetary Stewardship to replace our current decaying system.
We have reached that point now, and the destiny of humankind depends on it. And there is little time left to take action.
Many would say that money is just a tool, an energy, or a medium of exchange, but thinking that way is shortsighted because, without it, we can become destitute and even die. Such a perception has even become more powerful than Nature itself. It is also our observation that most people who regard money as a tool represent the top 25% of society, who do not have to worry too much about their future. For the rest, money is a constant source of worry and even anxiety. So, we shouldn’t be surprised by our destructive behaviors that harm not only ecological homeostasis but also our greed-oriented lifestyle, since we’re taught to measure success in terms of affluence, and that alone spreads pervasive frustration and immorality.
As the old worldview about wealth has merely started crumbling, crowds have noticed something is profoundly amiss, but are incapable of connecting the dots yet.
The consensus also tends to make us think morality has the power to bend monetary energy to its own will. Wrong, the fact is that the struggle for survival too often corrupts morality. There lies a dangerous grey area: the definition of morality depends on what society deems acceptable. This stance has nothing to do with morality, but moral relativism twisting the perception of Reality. Morality cannot rely on the whims of social trends or law-making. It’s moral relativism that perpetuates the societal divide and conquer.
Once we accept entering the money race, we also begin participating in the rat race. Witnessing the debasement of our materialistic and social values should be enough to make us pause and ponder life’s purpose on a metaphysical and spiritual level.
If we dare ask such questions rightfully, answers will present themselves because Truth surrounds us. We have enough data today to make sense of what is happening. In our day and age, we shouldn’t be dealing with mass poverty and war, for example, so why aren’t more people trying to stop history from repeating itself?
The main consensus does not grasp monetarism's omnipotence. There is still this widespread belief that we must print more money to minimize or eliminate threats. If we’d start paying attention, we’d discover that our security needs, dictated by the need for money, are at the deep core of all our ills.
PLANETARY STEWARDSHIP IS PARAMOUNT:
Although each individual's need for security differs, this is an interesting perspective: historical data establishes that no system has been able to protect their societies for over five thousand years. All Golden Ages have ended in disasters. Even worse, with industrialization, the system has even condoned ecological plunder for the sake of keeping job numbers high. Today, most jobs are toxic, and we have reached the point that if we dearly care about our host, the planet, we will have to quit working to halt hyperconsumption.
Fast forward. Instead of protesting the ruling ideology’s incompetence and always hoping that politics can offer salvation, we must remain open to unconventional interpretations and accept that the system fosters failure and is inimical to planetary welfare. From a monetary point of view, it should be evident by now that despite all the billions sloshing around the world's stock markets and governments’ appetite for costly social programs, humanitarian aid included, they have not made us more secure; far from it.
So the lesson here should be straightforward.
Humanity is gravely endangered, and we have to come up with a solution to erase millennia of misconceptions and social programming. Unfortunately, that will not go without pain if we continue to remain oblivious to the nonsensicality of our situation and refuse to adhere to a shift in Consciousness as stipulated in our latest blog. The planet is absolutely bankrupt, morally and fiscally, and the sooner a majority realizes this, the better.
IF FREEDOM IS NOT FREE, NOTHING IS:
It is impossible to do anything with an empty wallet. When we have some money, our choices are limited to what is deemed affordable. Only the affluent appear to enjoy freedom, but they, too, fall for the illusion of freedom because their lives depend on the masses never waking up.
How long can it last?
The philosophical purpose of money is to teach that anything with a condition attached is not a gift but a constant burden. We come to this world naked, and we leave it behind us naked when our time is up. The monetization of life lures us into thinking that we can get it all if we deserve it or work hard enough, but we have to see it backwards: where is the point of working tirelessly under such circumstances?
As designed, society is just a giant trap waving at us the ideology of freedom, which has never existed since money rules supreme over all living things. And worse, passing wealth to our children after death merely prolongs our Karmic rapport with life and the fight for survival.
So indeed, money here teaches us the real meaning of freedom by making us realize our state of servitude.
FALSE SENSE OF PERSONAL IMAGE AND FAKE SOCIETY
Because education teaches us that we must earn a living, we tend to choose a career that we consider as good, if not better, than that of our family rank.
However, the choice is generally induced by financial factors. Very often, when fantasizing about a career, it is the anticipation of the salary that comes with it that makes us feel optimistic and joyful. This blurs the lines between the authentic personality of the self and ambition. We then become what we project based on a social status, which is why so many feel stuck in careers that do not reflect their actual image as time passes, especially around the midlife crisis, which can intensify if there are lingering financial burdens.
But the sad reality is that most will continue to hold on to their fantasies because they have fully identified with their social status, which requires them to play a character that they often are not, but feel secure in their monotonous routines in a society that rewards more conformism than heroic actions. Security comes at a significant cost, the cost of compromising one’s true nature.
Many are unaware of the ravenous existential influences caused by the need to survive and escape the rat race. But to break the vicious circle that makes society repeat the past endlessly, we’d gain so much wisdom if we accepted and faced our state of affairs in the first place. If individuals cannot be themselves, the implication is that society, too, is fake. Because of the widespread and stressful need to fit in, we must realize that society’s rapport with power is of a sadomasochistic nature.
Individuals and society mirror one another, creating a threatening Collective Ego that is profoundly narcissistic. But cracks are starting to appear, and a Collective Ego Breakdown is also in the cards. All sides of the fence desperately try to ascertain their position, but doing so takes us all one step closer to the societal abyss daily because philosophical and metaphysical dilemmas remain deliberately ignored.
The Me-Me-Me Era is over.
Recovering our freedom now depends on reconnecting with Nature. Since the world around us works in reverse to what we are told, the Absolute Truth is that money teaches us why we can actually do without it, if we choose to. The notion of profit is an illusion requiring exploitation, as explained in The Real Price of Life.
That requires trust in humanity's goodness and the realization that ninety percent of all violence results from a 5000-year-old programming that has held us back for so long. Humans do not need to struggle to survive, as we are the only species capable of generating the force of large-scale empathy and benevolence.
This one-minute wisdom below makes it crystal clear. This particular issue is systemic: people are so stuck in their ways of thinking that they remain oblivious to society's fractal nature. In other words, we often mean the same things, but from different perspectives. Understanding each other requires excellent communication skills and patience. Intellectual compartmentalization is also a consequence of our societal and millennia-old divide-and-conquer, and will have to be overcome no matter what.
The Love of Life is key to reclaiming our birthrights and abolishing the concept of human resources, which is at the core of our social coercive dichotomy and stands in the way of a Benevolent Planetary Stewardship.