The memories still large loom in my mind when my economics teacher used to say that it is the man who makes the artefact called money! Ten years down the lane, I am forced to subsist in the world where the above statement is no longer applicable. Money makes a man is what one gets to witness almost everywhere in the present world. Adding a chunk of humor, can I say that the said proposition is one of the so-many conundrums surrounding our lives?
In this world of unparallel precedencies, Money has been ruling the roost. Money is the factor which splits the human relationships. It has reigned in the concept of demarcation between rich and poor. The only feeling of being fervid is responsible for driving the philanthropic sections of the society to do the so-called charity works or else they would have treaded the orthodox path even before the arrival of dusk.
There is a very thin line between the two rapt versions of the conclusions that can be derived from the possessor of Money. The artefact called Money enriches one with Money which is actually worth no Money and the second version being, the artefact called Money enriches one with Money which is actually worth more than the Money! The decision of whether to go for the former or the latter solely rests in our very own hands.
It is just a single note that could bring an individual from the Chawlas to the Ambanis and a common man is always behind that single note since this hunch is deeply rooted in one’s conscience. At this very moment the veins subsisting in his mind wind up making him thoughtless for a moment and one such frivolous moment is enough to witness the ruthless atrocities emerging out of his willow, the recent one being the Aarushi Talwar’s case!
The frail aspects of money compelled filmmakers like Ram Gopal Varma to churn out movies like Money Money in the late nineties and even now the trend continues thanks to the popularity of Vitamin M in the Bollywood. The other day when choreographer turned director Ganesh Acharya unveiled his latest directorial Money Hai Toh Honey Hai , I was left wondering what if there is no money in one’s possession wouldn’t there be a place for succulence in one’s life!
The other day when I was going through Amitav Ghosh’s Glass Palace which was preceded by the Shadow Lines, the thought of what marks the difference between the age old man in contrast to the modern man spurred in my vein. The very moment I chalked out the answer to this question, only one thing kept doing the rounds…that is MONEY! See what a strong odour this Money has!!With a bagful of tricks in its armor, Money can be termed as the prestidigitator of man making but does that augur well for a society is to be contemplated!
A nation thriving to maintain the global standards by increasing its price structure at the cost of a common man’s life is unpalatable! There are innumerous instances of happenings daily in and around our lives that one hardly cares to notice like the way multiplexes looting the public in the name of grandeur by pitting up soaring prices as against the standardized prices for different commodities.
The Government’s conflicting methodologies in handling the economic concerns only adds to the already existing woes of a common man. Is Big Retail the answer to the India’s surging Inflation and can it still aid consumption is what the economists are brooding over but let us not dwell into the intricacies and strangle our tiny brains. Whatever change beckons the streets, it is only about moving forward.
The quality of Money is sui generis in its own way as one cannot deny the fact that it is the vehicle in which the current world is travelling. What is the aim of living life….this was the question I posed to a group of youngsters at the Madras IIT campus…..believe me or not, 9 out of 10 people replied me with the word MONEY! But the only thing one should watch out for is whether the priceless moments are bought with the aid of this very money?
Long ago, when there was Barter system, definitely there was a dispute between the exchange rates, but everyone had to be properly skilled to get in exchange while today when Money has become the source of exchange, people turn out to do lot of notorious things. This clearly states that mankind has been benefited with Money, but then Money has proven to be a major source of disparity and destruction. In the wake of all these, can Money be called as a Zeitgeist is left to us.
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Good article RGV bro. Nice readin'.
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