Money: Friend or Foe?

Society today thrives on it, people rely on it and fight for it. It has the ability to bring men to the top of the game fast and to the bottom even faster. Why do we place so emphasis, so much importance on these green pieces of paper. By placing so much on this, we loose the other items of importance such as our faith and our family.
My hopes (although I know are long lost) are that one day this world derives some sort of plan that frees us from the hold that money has on our lives. If only there was a way to judge the wealth of a person solely based on the content of that person's heart and not on the weight of their wallet.
To go on further, have you realized that those with money are often those with the coldest hearts. And those in the middle to lower classes are the ones with the strong and honorable hearts. Also once you take a man who is of a pure heart and give a good amount of money and power, he begins to react in ways he never did before.
I'm sure you have heard the story of King Midis, in where everything he touched turned to gold, well I believe money has a similar effect on people. Everything it touches changes, most of the time for the worst.
So the next time you receive money as a gift or reward, think about this. Ask yourself, Am I going to let this small green piece of paper change the way I live my life?