Journal #14 Uncontrollable Wealth

The quote,"He does not possess wealth, it possesses him," is a quote that conveys truth in the desire of money in human beings. Everybody aspires for money and power and will do just about anything to obtain it. Either by harsh determination or being born in to a rich family, it is very common to acknowledge people being controlled and abused by their money. Once they are at the top, they also dismiss the ways how they started and can throw away money easy. In the quote, being possessed by money can evoke a strong desire to aquire it and not care for anything else in life. My father has always told me that, money is not everything in the world, nor it can buy everything. The subjects who abuse their vast amounts of money are disgraceful, because their are people who are in need and would appreciate money to survive. An awesome english teacher once told me that, if you don't give something back to the communtiy, you never actually existed. These abusers I have noticed often rely on using money to cure all their problems, being problems with the law, their family, or their health. A terminal disease won't be cured with money, and that's when those people acknowledge the fact that money can't buy everything in this world.