Money Can Buy Anything -- Except Meaning

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February 7, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace If great truth does not enter into our relation to money, it cannot enter our lives. - Jacob Needleman - Money Can Buy Anything -- Except Meaning "Money helps you do what you want to do. And what you want to do is something that will bring your life meaning. It helps to accomplish those things. On the other hand, the struggle wakes you up. That's what it's really all about: waking up. The money question: If it serves to wake me up to what I want, what I wish for, what I'm willing to sacrifice for, what I'm not going to compromise for, then I feel alive. I feel meaningful. That brings life. I don't think it's naive to say you can't really fail, going in that direction. You might lose the deal here or there, but something in you has been nourished that's truly human." Noted philosopher Jacob Needleman explores how we come to a greater understanding of ourselves by understanding the true meaning of money. { read more } Be The Change Prof. Barry Schwartz shares an intriguing reflection on how a societal over-reliance on incentives can undermine virtues. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Miracle Birth The Third Side of a Conflict Why Money Is Like Beer Coelho's 1 Min Manual For Climbing Mountains See Yourself in Six Billion Others Bill Clinton Starts a Vegan Revolution! The Dumpster An Artist Who Photographs Weeds DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 111,996 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More