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MONEY MADNESS

When i look into society today, i see that people are very different. We have different goals, speak different languages, listen to different music, but i have found one common thing, which is the need for more and more money. Which leaves me thinking ... does money really make the world go round???
Today men are sooo money crazy, that everything is based on money. Like when it comes judging a person, it depends on the amount of zeros he has in his bank account. We respect wealthier people more than poor people. Leaders of masjids and madrassahs are also chosen according to their wealth. Nowadays, when a boy proposes for a girl, the first thing the girl wants to know, is how wealthy the boy is.
We always hear about how busy our parent’s lives are and how that cup of daily coffee has become a vital energy source in order to stand long boardroom meetings and numerous other demanding tasks. I’ve questioned my parents on several occasions on why they’ve become such workaholics and get the same answer each time... “So you can get the best.” Ok i admit, I’m definitely not complaining about getting whatever i desire and i am grateful for that, but on the other hand, some parents feel that they can show there love through gifts, they fail to realise that you can’t buy affection and love cannot be measured by the money you spend. I have seen families who are quite poor; the parents can’t afford to give much worldly things to their children, but give them alot of time, playing simple games, which put smiles on their children’s face.
It’s such a pity to see, that we can’t close our shops or sacrifice 20 minutes of our time to read our namaaz. Yet Allah is the sole provider for all our rosie, which is wealth, that we posses.
There’s a saying which makes one ponder:
Money can buy a bed but not sleep, books but not brains, food but not appetite, finery but not beauty, a house but not a home, medicine but not health, amusement but not happiness, a passport to everywhere but heaven. So once again I ask does money really make the world???