The Meaning Of Money In Our Lives
(Jacob Needleman)
If we understood the real role of money in our lives, writes philosopher Jacob Needleman, we wouldn't only think about how to spend it or save it. Money exerts a profound, emotional influence on our being, that we tell ourselves it can't have. For a long time we haven't wanted to accept the spiritual and emotional effects that money has on us; it's at the heart of why we know the price of everything, and the value of nothing. Money can give us the answer to everything in our search for the perfect life, while at the same time it's at the root of our anxieties. At a social level, money has a profound impact on our struggle to climb the ladder. Needlemann shows how we slowly become obsessed with money, from the invention of coins in Biblical times (when money was created to safeguard communal goods, not for individual profit) up until its hypnotic attraction in our money-obsessed society. This is a remarkable book, combining psychology and myth, Sufi poetry and the wisdom of King Solomon together with Jacob Needlemann's research into his own soul and culture to explain how money can become the only means of knowing ourselves. As part of the current line of paperbacks, it consists of a User's Guide, an introductory guide and a discussion generated by the author for the paperback edition to help the reader put into practice the ideas contained in the book.
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