Isn't money everything?

Before.... 
I did not cared much about stuff going around me. 

Then, when I started working ie. when my parents stopped giving me money, I started acknowledging essence
of money.
To make myself happy ie. have the things I need such as food, basic cleaning products etc and also to have 
things I wanted such as updating clothes, shoes, phones etc.
Guess what....? 

I needed money.

To make the ones I love happy- to fuifill their demands, I needed money.
To let them know that I care- to give them gifts, I needed money.
To go to breaks with my family, I needed money.
To strengthen bond with my friends- to hangout with them, I needed money.
To mingle in society- to look presentable in society, I needed money.
To give few pennies to needy, I needed money.

Alas, it dawned on me that 99% of things needed money. 1% is what you do with it.

So I read some eternal quotes on money to check whether I was overreacting.

When it comes to money, everybody is same (basically we all want it).     Voltaire
Money isn't everything- as long as you have enough.     Malcolm Forbes
I dont even like money.It just quiets my nerves.     Joe Louis
Money can't buy happiness but lack of money wont buy anything either. Shushma

Phew...
After some insight into these quotes, I felt normal and joined the march of my family, friends and
strangers trying to make ends meet whilst living in this money driven world with wide smiley on my face.

Well, that's the way the cookie crumbles.

But as every coin has two sides, it has pros and cons as well. Pros I have stated earlier. 

And for the cons...
We cant deny the feeling of power that comes along with it, we might get carried away.
Or there have been many figures whom were susceptible to addictions of some form- even 
loosing their lives
And it's surely not guaranteed that all rich people are in good terms with themselves.

So and so...
I would like to conclude with old ancient proverb- 
Money is a good servant but can be a bad master.

-Shushma