Many thinkers in history have shown a strong pessimistic view about money, money and life, money and society. Marx made a fierce attack on the fetishism of commodity currency, arguing that under the condition of commodity currency, especially in the capitalist society where labor is transformed into commodities and money is transformed into capital, this fetishism has an indelible attribute, which deeply enslaves or "alienates" human existence. Therefore, overthrowing the capitalist social system and abolishing the commodity currency system have become the basic premise for the ideal construction of a better society in the future. German social thinker Zimmel thinks that the reality that "money is a secular god" is sad, because money is just an empty form, not wealth itself, nor can it represent all wealth. "Money is just a bridge to the ultimate value, and people can't live on the bridge." Different from Marx, Simmel did not abolish the ideal design of the monetary system, but sighed helplessly in front of reality, full of endless sadness.

Unfortunately, we live in a historical stage and society where money exists. In the foreseeable future, we can't abolish money at all, but is it necessary for us to succumb to money or indulge in its pessimism? At least, I don't think it's necessary. For an individual, if he can live with money wisely, he only regards money as a tool or means of life, not a purpose of life. I am convinced that this life with real content and rich wealth structure is a relatively successful and valuable life, although it is not and cannot be a perfect life.

There is a famous saying in La Traviata: "Money is a good servant and a bad master." Being the master of money or the slave of money embodies two different views on money.

The concept of money is the fundamental view and attitude towards money, which is closely related to the outlook on life. Money is produced to meet the needs of commodity exchange, and gradually becomes a symbol of wealth with the high development of commodity economy. The bourgeois view of money has two characteristics, one is "money is supreme". Starting from their own class and personal self-interest, they put money in the supreme position and value money in everything. As long as you can get the money, you can stop at nothing. The second is "money talks". They exaggerate the role of money and advocate that "money makes the mare go", "money decides everything" and "money is happiness".

Marxism scientifically reveals the essence and historical function of money, and holds that money, as a material wealth, is created by human beings and serves human beings, and human beings should be the masters of money, not its slaves. People rely on their own labor to create wealth and acquire property. Money is glorious, but it is shameful to get it for nothing through exploitation, plunder and fraud. Money plays an important role in promoting commodity exchange, but money is not everything. There are more important and precious things in the world than money. Madame Curie gave up the huge sum of "radium patent" and resolutely announced the radium smelting technology to the world, and donated the world's first gram of radium worth 6.5438+0 million francs to the cancer treatment institute. 1950, the famous mathematician Hua refused the offer of tenure as a professor at the University of Illinois in the United States, and took his wife and children across the stormy waves of the Pacific Ocean to devote himself to the construction of the motherland.

Money is a necessary condition for a happy life, but money is not equal to happiness, because human beings can't live without spiritual life. People with rich material life and empty spiritual life will not have real happiness.