Wow. My mind is blown yet again, but it makes so much sense (and supported by anthropology) that THIS is the original spirit behind the invention of money!! At its core, money is a beautiful concept. Let me be very naive for a moment so as to reveal this core, this spiritual (if not historical) essence of money. I have something you need, and I wish to give it to you. So I do, and you feel grateful and desire to give something to me in return. But you don’t have anything I need right now. So instead you give me a token of your gratitude—a useless, pretty thing like a wampum necklace or a piece of silver. That token says, “I have met the needs of other people and earned their gratitude.” Later, when I receive a gift from someone else, I give them that token. Gifts can circulate across vast social distances, and I can receive from people to whom I have nothing to give while still fulfilling my desire to act from the gratitude those gifts inspire within me. - Charles Eisenstein What if we could restore money to its original spirit of giving and gratitude?
Posted on: Mon, 02 Dec 2013 21:11:24 +0000
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