JB: So, if it's not wealth, what does money represent?
JN: It's a social promise, a representation of work. It represents the desire part of human nature which is so strong... Money makes things real in human life. People tend not to want to see it that way, or else they give it too much power.
This is a very short section from the interview with JN, which reminded me a lot of what I used to learn in high school: "Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely." People these days associate money with power, and thus, they become greedy about it. However, this is not we should see money. According to JN, money is meant to be "an instrument of love, an instrument of service." If people see money the way JN does, the world can be a better place to live than it is today.
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