Shocking but true, failed business man kills wife and daughter in despair after clocking up a whopping £1.2 million debt.
Worryingly this man had actually told his GP weeks before that he felt 'suicidal' after facing bankruptcy.
Money..the root of all evil?
Money makes the world go round yes, but it is not the be all and end all.
Honestly, i can see the attraction to the riches, it's not hard to recognise why so many people want to be stupidly rich, but when does aspiration turn to greed?
Surely, a well balanced human being would recognise the need to be comfortable, successful and happy as their ultimate goal.
Our society however; seem to believe that money can do all of these things.
When we die, money is useless, so why is there such a great need for it in our mortal lives?
The quest for money can be dangerous, look what happens to gangsters. When we do get it, do we gain more respect? No. Look at the trauma of Fred Goodwin, the ex-chairman of RBS. He failed miserably and still got a lot of money, and the public despise him for it. So is money really a sign of success? No.
Why do our society value materialistic items over priceless goods? Such as children?
When we die, children are the only part of us that we leave behind, so surely raising them to the best of our ability should be the ultimate goal?
In life, it is true that money is necessary, but isn't it about time that people learnt it is not the answer to everything? Maybe then such tradgedies as this wouldn't occur.
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