He who has the gold, makes the rules. The person who has the most money is often feared and respected more than the person who has little to no money. Why? Because if you end up on the wrong side of a person with money, they’ll have enough power and influence to either make you forget what happened or permanently shut you up. 

    In today’s world, everyone needs money to survive. You have money, you can eat, you can breath peacefully, you can sleep without the fear of lingering death. You don’t have money, you either end up somewhere on the streets, begging, or you end up somewhere in the underworld, in pieces, on sale. Mostly what happens is that when one gets money, they start forgetting who they are. They start forgetting that the money they have is a blessing from God, and not something they got themselves. People start boasting. ‘I have three cars.’ ‘I have a house abroad.’ This makes others jealous.

    Human emotions are something not everyone one has control over. When a person is boasting to ten people in a room, one might genuinely give him good wishes. Two or three might condemn him for boasting, but in the end they might also congratulate him and think for ways of success themselves. The remaining six or seven not be able to hide their emotions or suppress their jealousy. It often happens that driven by jealousy and contempt, one’s own kin might kill them to inherit money, heirlooms, and power. When you look at it this way, money is indeed the center of most problems. 

    But there are also good aspects. If used wisely, money can be a really beautiful, important, and positive aspect in life as well. If a person is taught to value the human virtues of love, friendship, loyalty, and kindness, etc, from a young age, then if that person is poor, they’ll think of working hard to earn money, rather than stealing, begging, or killing someone. If that person is rich, they’ll learn to help others, be fair with their kin in terms of money and power, be thankful to God, not boast, and to not let money and power get to their head. 

    In conclusion, if money is valued over the lives of other, then the money and power will get to one’s head, and turn their kin against them. If money is valued, but not at the expense of others, than a person can be rich and be on good terms with others at the same time. Sadly though, the world runs by one rule, and one rule only: You have money, you have the right to live and breath without criticism or danger. Hence, in other words, He who has the gold, makes the rules.