Money Changes Everything

Money Changes Everything

After finishing a singing session of my personal rendition of  
Rihanna's "Take a Bow," I turned my iPod iTouch on to sulk in my  
musical high. I have well over 600 songs on my iPod, so I decided to  
touch the shuffle icon to randomly suprise me; the first song that  
popped on was "5 Star Chick (Remix)." Might I say, I don't really care  
too much about rap, but considering the fact that this song was  
hauntingly infectious, I added it onto my list on faint rap singles.  
Despite the fact that I knew ever lyic of the song, Trina's verse  
struck me the most and left my mind to wander about life's  
complexities and the recent crisis amoungst America dealing with this  
on-going economic recession. Simultaneously, thoughts ran around in my  
head about how people say how they're so real and money doesn't change  
them. I hate using Bibilical evidence as a means of support because I  
respect the different views of my non-believers and I don't want to  
appear as if I'm "preaching" or whatnot, but this quote speaks in so  
many different ways: In 1st Timothy, Chaper 6, verse 9 to 10, it  
states "Those who want to get rich will fall into temptation and a  
snare and many foolish an harmful desires will plunge them into ruin  
and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all evil, and  
some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced  
themselves with many griefs." We as people have a tendency to become  
very vain and superficial as we place our beliefs in materialistic  
items to define the status of who we are. No, there is nothing wrong  
with wanting nice things for yourself, but if you let that consume  
your identity, what is left to make up you is nothing more than a  
hollow shell with no heart, but that's encrested with sparkles. For  
me, that doesn't do it, because curiousity drives me for more, to see  
what's behind the surface; you have to be like a Toostie lollipop, I  
wanna see what's in the middle. Now, back to the "I'm real" section of  
the essay. I believe you are who you present yourself to be and that  
should go unsaid without a declaration of your cetified "realness."  
Boasting about your financial status, materials and sex life doesn't  
automatically give you a certificant of authenticity on your  
personality, it's the graciousiness you do with that power you obtain  
to set forth a good leadership for others to shadow by. I was re-
reading Ebony that featured mega superstar Beyonce on the cover for  
its 2008 October release, and the author had written an admireable  
comment on her characteristics: "Her friendly, posivitive vibe makes  
Beyonce very likeable. She is honest and open about most things,  
reclusive about others very much like any other woman---your sister,  
your co-worker, your bestfriend, your daughter (if you disreagard the  
mutliple talents, hourglass figure and good looks)." I had to step  
back and laugh at that. Not only did the author manage to give a  
subdued back-handed compliment to the reader with the statement left  
in the parenthesis, she continues to justify Beyonce's behaviorism  
that was explained in the previous paragraph on how relateable she is.  
I, however, don't see the connection between normality and Beyonce  
Knowles at all because, her lifestyle is money's common ground. She  
travels on private jet planes, models the finest gear, and has a  
grueling job schedule; Beyonce is untouchable, growing more distant  
than any of us will ever be because of money. I believe money, in  
general, changes everything around us. From the wealthy rich, to  
increase thier fortune, to myself, as a common folk, who craves for  
more yet has enough to get by and with an occasional moment of live  
beyond your means, to the poor, who continuously begs for more because  
they have nothing. But, do you honestly believe that your mannerisms  
wouldn't be the slightly affected because of your increase in  
finances? I think so. First, your happy face kicks in, then there's  
those moments where you outspend your normal capacity because you feel  
entitled to. Finally, you have to worry about how others will percieve  
you; there will be a lineup of different people wanting different  
things from you. The ass kisser, the one who says "don't forget where  
you came from," and the downright envious snobs. This causes an abrupt  
change in the personality as you become conflicted and pressure with  
different blows coming from all angles. We all dealt with this at one  
point or another in our lives. So, you can't say that money doesn't  
change things because it has become a center of our well-being, an  
emotional, mental and sometimes physcial way to survive and keep  
things in constant rotation. What are your thoughts?