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Originally Posted by trekr5 
There is absolutely nothing wrong or evil in having money. If you pursue your purpose and add value to people's lives then inevitably you will be rewarded. What is wrong with that? I fail to comprehend this sackcloth attitude of people towards money. I find it very strange.
Money is not evil. A lot of good can be done with it. Peoples lives have been changed because of it. It's only a tool. You have more choices and freedom when you have wealth and that is not a bad thing. If you are conflicted about wealth, then perhaps you should opt out of the Western society and go and join Hare Krishna or become a Buddhist monk and live in a monastary somewhere because the world ain't gonna change anytime soon.
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The big reason many people have a negative opinion of being wealthy is because more often than not, we have been conditioned from birth to believe it. The majority of us were born into a middle class family and grew up with our parents telling us things like "Money can't buy happiness" or "I might not be rich but I'm honest". The connotation in that last one says it all.
Unfortunately, these are all limiting beliefs that were pounded into our heads and so we never really were afforded the opportunity to make up our own minds about money and happiness. True, money in and of itself does not make someone happy. However, it is important to understand that money is energy and it is what we exchange the money for that brings us happiness. And I am not implying that material things bring happiness, but let's face it - having a ton of money is a heck of a lot nicer than not having any. Anyone who tells you otherwise is simply unable to look past their own limiting beliefs.