Money makes many miracles

a poem by Ramesh T A

Money makes many matters move in the world of man;
With money man can buy anything in the world
but not the departed soul!
Of all the desires, the desire for money many cannot let go,
even though camels cross through the needle’s eye!
Without the money power, there is no place in this world;
And without the spiritual power, there is no place in that world!
For the sake of money many even change
their names and religions by conversions!
Without the payment of money,
even the darshan of the Lord in the temple is impossible here!
Also, without the payment of money, even the dead body of a person
cannot be buried or burnt in the grave-yard!
So, all the activities of man in the world, ultimately, are just for money only!
All the activities of man centre around money and are controlled by money!
Why this is so? Future alone can answer this question, it seems!
Now the value of man depends upon
the deposit of money one has in the vault!
Between the soul and money, for the survival in the world
man embraces the latter whole heartedly!
Actually, what is money and why is it so powerful
as to make man a slave to it!
Indeed money in the form of coins and currencies is an instrument of civilisation
useful for the transactions of men in business
To win against competitions, instead of conquering countries by conflicts,
in the world of money!
Competition means the involvement of knowledge, talent, intelligence and wisdom
instead of cheap tricks to make money in the world!
The value of goods represented by the deposit of gold in the bank
for the transfer of goods among men is done by the currency notes of money;
The introduction of money, instead of following the barter system,
has produced a sea change of developments in the transactions of men;
And the money that simplifies the difficult transfer of goods work
is really a greatest achievement of man in the world!
Man by many inventions has reduced the burden of men
and has become civilised in the world;
By the invention of money man has made the world a civilised planet
in the whole of the universe!
Money in the hands of a mad man, even if he conquers the whole world,
cannot benefit anyone much!
But money in the hands of wise man makes many miracles happen in the men’s world!
Temples, Taj Mahal, Ajantha, Ellora, libraries, colleges, etc.
are the greatest achievements of man with money!
With money man makes good things as well as bad things in the world;
But the utilisation of money only reveals the real character,
the good or the bad of man!
The utilisation of money in arts, science, business and industries
has made significant developments in the civilisation of the modern world!
The business shop that keeps many products from various destinations for sales
is a symbol of civilisation in the modern world!
That too with money, it is possible to purchase various products in a single shop,
it is indeed a mark of civilisation in the modern world!
The competition for making money in many fields
has made man always time conscious!
Time is money and the world has become a place to do work
and make developments and achievements for making money!
Like the chip that has all the information
money has all the power for man to make many miracles in the world!
Mere money has no value at all in the forests, deserts
and snow mountains of the world!
But money has got a very great value only in the villages, towns
and cities of the modern world!
The easy way of making more money with least efforts
has become the policy of many in the world to-day!
So, the craze for winning raffle money has resulted
in the boost of the lottery ticket sales
through rampant sales stalls!
Also the craze for horse race to hit jackpot in order to become a millionaire
has driven many to the state of poverty too!
Gambling halls of various kinds have also increased everywhere
just to earn more money at a single stroke!
And crimes, smuggling and mercenary activities have encouraged
more immoral and illegal activities just for making more money!
The idea of invention of money was not for encouraging immoral activities
but for easing out the burden of heavy transactions safely!
So, the fight between the good and the evil as in the worlds of sex and crimes
have increased more in the world of money too!
And the fighting game for money
when and where will come to an end God only can say!
Till then perhaps the introduction of credit cards only may save man
from the risk of carrying more money anywhere for various transactions!