Money
Is an
Idea
The idea is only as real
As the value we give to the paper
Poverty and wealth
Are results of this idea
Poverty and wealth are ideas in themselves
But these ideas, like money, are only as real
As the value we give to them
In everyday life, many of us subscribe to these ideas
And give value to them
Value to money, value to wealth, value to poverty
We give value to money
By honoring it
By abiding by it
By bending to it
We give value to wealth
By celebrating it
By upholding it
By defending it
We give value to poverty
By affirming it
By ignoring it
By accepting it
Money, Wealth, Poverty
Are all ideas that we live with
Many people I have talked to and many books that I have read
Have better ideas
Ideas that do not involve
Corruption, collusion, death, misery, squalor, neglect, indifference
Ideas that encourage
Living, breathing, eating, enjoying, participating, laughing, caring
These ideas live inside us
It is time they dominate outside us as well