佚名/Anonymous
Money is a blessing when it is used rightly. The same is true of all other good things. They bless if used well; they curse when abused. Many people do not seem to know what money is for. They want it above all things. But they want it to spend chiefly on themselves.
Some boys appear to think that money is to buy good clothes and foods, toys and amusements. Some also seem to think that money is to buy leisure with. They consider that the highest happiness is to live without work. But that is not at all what money is for. We should get nearer the truth than that.
Money is our circulating medium in trade. Families need it to buy things they must have. In this way society exists, and the world of traffic prospers. Money means food, clothing, dwelling, schools, books, wise recreation, and the means of doing good.
Of course money is not something to hoard. Its value is in its use. And so money that is simply hoarded is of no value. It does not purchase the necessaries of life, nor relieve those who are in want. That is not what money is for.
Some people says that“the love of money is the root of all evil”. That is, money sought for its own sake is the cause of all sorts of evil—lying, stealing, cheating, robbery, and even murder. This is the best reason for avoiding the love of money.
當金錢被正當使用時，才會是一種幸福。一切美好的事物亦如此。金錢，若被善加利用，就會賜福於你；濫加使用，則會降禍於你。似乎許多人都不知道金錢的真正用途，世間萬物中，他們最想得到的就是金錢，可他們隻想把錢花在自己身上。
一些年輕人似乎認為，錢就是用來買好的衣服、食品和玩具，並用於娛樂活動的。另一些人則認為，錢可以買來閑暇。他們認為，人生最大的幸福就是無須工作地活著。金錢的用途根本不是無須工作，我們應該探求其更為深層的價值。